HOUSE BILL No. 5524


     January 29, 1998, Introduced by Rep. Kelly and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.


        A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled

   "The management and budget act,"

   (MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 255.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 255.  (1) IF THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT CON-

 2    TRACTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR RESURFACING OF A HIGHWAY

 3    IN THIS STATE OVER WHICH THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HAS

 4    JURISDICTION, THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT PRE-

 5    VENT A COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION IN THIS STATE FROM BIDDING ON THAT

 6    CONTRACT.

 7         (2) A COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION RECEIVING STATE FUNDS FOR PER-

 8    FORMING HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR RESURFACING WORK IS CON-

 9    SIDERED PREQUALIFIED TO BID ON CONTRACTS DESCRIBED IN

10    SUBSECTION (1).




   02143'97                                                 JLB