Act No. 231

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

June 24, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

June 26, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26, 2006

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Senator Jelinek

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 478

AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of owners and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date," by amending section 629d (MCL 257.629d), as added by 1987 PA 154; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 629d. (1) The legislature shall establish a highway safety task force to study the effects of the amendatory act that added this section and enforcement efforts that may be required as a result of its implementation. Five members of the task force shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 5 members shall be appointed by the senate majority leader. The director of the department of state police, the director of the department of transportation, and the secretary of state shall serve as ex officio members. The task force shall report its findings to the legislature no later than December 31, 1988.

(2) The highway safety task force established under subsection (1) is abolished.

Enacting section 1. Section 629d of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.629d, is repealed effective 90days after the date this amendatory act is enacted.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor