Sec. 25.
(1) The truck safety fund is established and shall be maintained in the state treasury. The truck safety fund shall be administered by the office of highway safety planning within the department of state police.
(2) The Michigan truck safety commission is established in the office of highway safety planning within the department of state police. The commission shall control the expenditures of the truck safety fund. The commission shall consist of the following members:
(a) A member of the state transportation commission, or his or her authorized representative who is a member of the state transportation commission.
(b) The director of the office of highway safety planning, within the department of state police.
(c) The secretary of state.
(d) The commanding officer of the motor carrier division within the department of state police.
(e) Seven individuals appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(i) One individual representing Michigan community colleges.
(ii) One individual representing 4-year colleges or universities.
(iii) One individual representing the Michigan trucking association.
(iv) One individual representing private motor carriers.
(v) One individual representing organized labor.
(vi) Two individuals representing the general public.
(3) The appointed members of the Michigan truck safety commission shall be appointed for 2-year terms. The chairperson of the Michigan truck safety commission shall be elected by a majority of the members serving on the Michigan truck safety commission. A vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. The business which the Michigan truck safety commission shall perform shall be conducted at a quarterly meeting held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the meeting shall be given in the manner required under Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. A majority of the commission members serving shall be required to constitute a quorum.
(4) The truck safety fund shall be expended in the following order of priority and in the following manner:
(a) Not more than 5% but not more than $100,000.00 of the money deposited in the truck safety fund shall be expended for the fund's administrative expenses. The office of highway safety planning may employ not more than 2 persons to assist in the administration of the fund.
(b) Not less than 30%, but not less than $1,000,000.00 of the balance of the money deposited in the truck safety fund shall be expended for the following purposes:
(i) Establishing truck driver safety education programs.
(ii) Encouraging, coordinating, and administering grants for research and demonstration projects to develop the application of new ideas and concepts in truck driver safety education as applied to state, as opposed to nationwide, problems.
(iii) Applying for, receiving, and accepting any grant, gift, contribution, loan, or other assistance in the form of money, property, labor, and any other form from a public or private source for the enhancement of truck driver safety education, including matching funds and other assistance from an agency or instrumentality of the United States and doing each thing as is necessary to apply for, receive, and administer that assistance in accordance with the laws of this state.
(c) Not less than $750,000.00 of the balance of the money deposited in the truck safety fund shall be expended for the establishment of special transportation enforcement team operations within the motor carrier division of the department of state police and any expenses incurred by the special transportation enforcement team including, but not limited to, required equipment. The motor carrier division of the department of state police shall submit an annual report of the activities of the special transportation enforcement team operations and expenditures of the fund for those operations provided by this subdivision.
(d) The balance of the money deposited in the truck safety fund, if any, shall be expended for the following purposes:
(i) Investigating, performing data collection and analysis, and making recommendations on truck accidents within this state.
(ii) Investigating and making recommendations on the truck safety enforcement procedures of local law enforcement agencies.
(iii) Performing other functions considered necessary by the Michigan truck safety commission for the enhancement of truck and truck driver safety within this state.
(5) The commission shall make an annual report to the chairpersons of the house transportation and senate transportation and tourism committees on the status of the fund. The report shall be submitted within 45 days after the end of the fiscal year and shall include the year end balance of the fund and the disbursements made from the fund during the previous fiscal year.
History: Add. 1988, Act 348, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1993 Popular Name: McNitt ActPopular Name: Michigan Transportation Fund Act
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 51 of 1951 - State Trunk Line Highway System (247.651 - 247.675)
Section 247.651c - Cost of Opening, Widening, and Improving State Trunk Line Highways.
Section 247.651f - State Trunk Lines; Cancellation of Municipal Obligations; Assumption by State.
Section 247.651g - Pavement Management System.
Section 247.651i - Demonstration Projects.
Section 247.653 - Tentative System of County Primary Roads; Roads Included or Deleted.
Section 247.655a - Seasonal County Road System.
Section 247.656 - Tentative System of Streets; Selection and Certification; Approval.
Section 247.657 - Tentative System of Streets; Included or Deleted.
Section 247.658 - Tentative System of Streets; Streets Not Included, Certification and Approval.
Section 247.659 - Tentative System of Streets; Official Name; Establishment and Certification.
Section 247.659d - "Port Facility" Definition.
Section 247.660b - Comprehensive Transportation Fund.
Section 247.660c - Definitions.
Section 247.660d - Comprehensive Transportation Fund; Distribution.
Section 247.660f - Repealed. 1982, Act 438, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
Section 247.660i - Repealed. 1978, Act 444, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1978.
Section 247.660n - Comprehensive Transportation Fund; Distribution of Funds; Notes.
Section 247.660s - Maritime and Port Facility Assistance Office; Responsibilities and Duties.
Section 247.661a - Use of Agricultural Additives Pilot Program; Report to Legislature.
Section 247.661b - Repealed. 2004, Act 384, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2004.
Section 247.661d - Report to Legislature on Changes in Department's Accounting System.
Section 247.661h - Local Agency Wetland Mitigation Board Fund; Advisory Board; Duties.
Section 247.662a - Snow Removal; Distribution of Amount Returned to County Road Commission.
Section 247.662b - County Urban System; Distribution of Amounts Returned; Urban Area Boundaries.
Section 247.664a - Expenditures to Pay Cost of Drain Assessments; Rules.
Section 247.665a - Intergovernmental Highway Corridor Planning Preservation Committees.
Section 247.665b - Mowing Right-of-Way of Public Road.
Section 247.666 - Forfeiture of Funds.
Section 247.667 - Certifications Required; Warrants; Checks; Mandamus; Report.
Section 247.667a - Office of Audit; Creation; Head; Duties, Functions, and Responsibilities.
Section 247.668 - Repealed. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957.
Section 247.668b - State Transportation Commission; Bonds and Notes.
Section 247.668c - Counties; Bonds.
Section 247.668f - Approval of Construction; Sale Price of Bonds.
Section 247.668g - Bonds; Protection of Outstanding Bonds.
Section 247.668h - Bonds; Negotiability; Payment, Exemption From Taxation.
Section 247.668i - Cumulative Authority of Act.
Section 247.668k - List of Projects for Which Notes or Bonds to Be Issued.
Section 247.668l - Borrowing Money and Issuing Notes or Bonds in Anticipation of Federal Funds.
Section 247.668m - Borrowing From a State Infrastructure Bank Program.
Section 247.669 - Roads, Streets, and Alleys Taken Over as County Roads.
Section 247.670a - Contract for Preservation of County Local Road System Within Township.
Section 247.672 - Effective Date of Act.
Section 247.673 - Effective Upon Passage of Certain Act.
Section 247.674 - Refunding Bonds or Advance Refunding Bonds.