GRAVEL ROAD SPEED LIMITS S.B. 117 (S-4): FLOOR ANALYSIS






Senate Bill 117 (Substitute S-4 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)
Sponsor: Senator Nancy Cassis
Committee: Transportation

CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to provide that, beginning on the bill's effective date, a speed limit that was posted as of November 9, 2006, in a residence district on a dirt or gravel road located in a city, village, or township would be effective in a county with a population of more than 900,000 but fewer than 1.5 million individuals, unless the speed limit was re-established as provided in the Code. (According to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, Oakland County is the only county in Michigan that would meet the population requirements in the bill.)


Under the bill, "residence district" would mean the territory contiguous to a highway not comprising a business district when the frontage on that highway for at least 300 feet is occupied mainly by dwellings, or by dwellings and buildings for use in business.


The bill would not apply after December 1, 2012, or upon completion of a traffic and engineering study of all the dirt or gravel roads addressed under the bill, whichever occurred first. The Department of State Police would have to notify the legal division of the Legislative Service Bureau when all of the traffic and engineering studies were completed.


MCL 257.627 Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker

FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.


Date Completed: 6-4-07 Fiscal Analyst: Debra Hollon

Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb117/0708