SB-0911, As Passed Senate, January 31, 2006

SENATE BILL No. 911

December 1, 2005, Introduced by Senator GILBERT and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

A bill to amend 1925 PA 368, entitled

"An act to prohibit obstructions and encroachments on public

highways, to provide for the removal thereof, to prescribe the

conditions under which telegraph, telephone, power, and other

public utility companies, cable television companies and

municipalities may enter upon, construct and maintain telegraph,

telephone, power or cable television lines, pipe lines, wires,

cables, poles, conduits, sewers and like structures upon, over,

across or under public roads, bridges, streets and waters and to

provide penalties for the violation of this act,"

by amending section 1a (MCL 247.171a), as added by 2002 PA 151.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 1a. (1) This act does not prohibit the use of rights-of-

way, bridges, towers, welcome centers, and rest stops to provide

through the use of electronic technologies, including electronic

kiosks, travel-related information or assistance and advance

traffic information systems.

(2) This act does not apply to the use of rights-of-way in

administration of the vegetation management program under the