March 1, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Espinoza, Sak, Wojno, Condino, Bieda, Gleason, Kehrl, Tobocman, Alma Smith and Plakas and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 676a (MCL 257.676a), as amended by 1999 PA 46.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 676a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a
person, firm, or corporation who sells or offers for sale, or
displays or attempts to display for sale, goods, wares, produce,
fruit, vegetables, or merchandise within the right-of-way of a
highway
outside of the corporate limits of a city or village ,
or
within
the right-of-way of a state trunk line highway, is
responsible for a civil infraction.
(2) This section does not interfere with a permanently
established business that, as of September 27, 1957, was located on
or partially on private property or grant to the owner of that
business additional rights or authority that the owner did not
possess on September 27, 1957, or diminish the legal rights or
duties of the authority having jurisdiction of the right-of-way.
(3) In conjunction with the exemption granted by federal law
from
the restrictions contained in section 111 of title 23 of the
United
States Code, 23 U.S.C. USC 111,
and described in the "manual
on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways", U.S.
department of transportation and federal highway administration,
part 2g (LOGOS), this section does not prohibit the use of a
facility located in part on the right-of-way of I-94 in the
vicinity of the interchange of I-94 and I-69 business loop/I-94
business loop for the sale of only those articles which are for
export and consumption outside the United States.
(4) This section does not prohibit the use of logo signage
within the right-of-way of limited access highways. For purposes of
this subsection, "logo signage" means a sign containing the
trademark or other symbol that identifies a business in a manner
and at locations approved by the state transportation department.
The state transportation department may enter into agreements to
allow logo signage, and any revenue received by the state
transportation department under this subsection shall be deposited
into the state trunk line fund established under section 11 of 1951
PA 51, MCL 247.661.