SB-0494, As Passed House, December 18, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 494

     A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled

"An act to provide for the classification of all public roads,

streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that

classification and for additions to and deletions from each

classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation

fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation

fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels;

to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan

transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for

transportation purposes; to set up and establish the truck safety

fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety

fund and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to

set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to

establish certain standards for road contracts for certain

businesses; to provide for the continuing review of transportation

needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation

commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue

bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to

authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies

necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to

provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of

the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations and tax levies

by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize

contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the

establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund,

local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain

other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line

fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and

certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to

provide for definitions of public transportation functions and

criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation

funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund

grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation

programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests

and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of

certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to

provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation

purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and

local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans

for transportation purposes by the state transportation department

and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of

those loans from certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and

parts of acts,"

by amending section 1h (MCL 247.651h), as added by 1997 PA 79.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 1h. (1) The department shall develop and implement a

life-cycle cost analysis for each project for which total pavement

costs exceed $1,000,000.00 funded in whole, or in part, with state

funds. The department shall design and award paving projects

utilizing material having the lowest life-cycle cost. All pavement

design life shall ensure that state funds are utilized as

efficiently as possible.

     (2) As used in this section, "life-cycle cost" means the total

of the cost of the initial project plus all anticipated costs for

subsequent maintenance, repair, or resurfacing over the life of the

pavement. Life-cycle

     (3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, life-cycle

cost shall also compare equivalent designs and shall be based upon

Michigan's actual historic project maintenance, repair, and

resurfacing schedules and costs as recorded by the pavement

management system, and shall include estimates of user costs

throughout the entire pavement life.

     (4) For pavement projects for which there are no Michigan

actual historic project maintenance, repair, and resurfacing

schedules and costs as recorded by the pavement management system,

the department may use actual historical and comparable data for

equivalent designs from states with similar climates, soil

structures, or vehicle traffic.

     Enacting section 1. The legislature intends that this

amendatory act provide the department with the necessary

flexibility to utilize pavement designs which have not been used in

Michigan but have been used successfully in other states.