Sec. 13.
(1) An authority may acquire, own, construct, furnish, equip, complete, operate, improve, and maintain a public transportation system on the streets and highways of this state with the approval of a local road agency or the department, on terms and conditions mutually agreed to by the authority and the local road agency or the department. Approval shall be embodied in an operating license agreement with the authority and each local road agency with operational jurisdiction over the streets and highways upon which the authority operates or seeks to operate a public transportation system or the department, if the department has operational jurisdiction over the streets and highways upon which the authority operates or seeks to operate a public transportation system. A local road agency or the department shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to an operating license agreement, and a local road agency or the department shall determine whether to consent to an operating license agreement in an expeditious manner. An operating license may include provisions concerning the use of dedicated lanes and a system to change traffic signals in order to expedite public transportation services. Any provision for use of a dedicated lane shall provide that use of that dedicated lane shall be made available to emergency services vehicles.
(2) When operating on the streets and highways of a road agency, an authority is subject to rules, regulations, or ordinances required to preserve operations of the streets and highways and to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations of the funding source used to construct and maintain the streets and highways.
(3) An authority shall not construct a public transportation system on the streets and highways of a local road agency or the department until there is an operating license agreement executed by the authority and the local road agency or the department.
(4) An authority may acquire, own, construct, furnish, equip, complete, operate, improve, and maintain a public transportation system on public or private rights-of-way and obtain easements when necessary for the authority to acquire and use private property for acquiring, owning, constructing, furnishing, equipping, completing, operating, improving, and maintaining a public transportation system.
(5) If a local road agency or the department enters into an operating license agreement under this section, the local road agency or the department shall not revoke the consent or deprive an authority of the rights and privileges conferred without affording the authority procedural due process of law.
History: 2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558)
Section 124.541 - Short Title.
Section 124.541a - Legislative Intent.
Section 124.542 - Definitions.
Section 124.548 - Federal Operating and Capital Assistance Grants; Report; Coordination of Services.
Section 124.549 - Acquisition of Property.
Section 124.551 - Bonds, Notes, or Other Evidence of Indebtedness.
Section 124.552 - Financial Obligation of Authority.
Section 124.554 - Exemption From Motor Carrier Act and Motor Bus Transportation Act.
Section 124.555 - Applicability of Local Zoning or Land Use Ordinances or Regulations.
Section 124.556 - Election or Vote.