JOSEPH PRENTLER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY H.B. 5543:
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 5543 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Rick Outman
House Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
Senate Committee: Transportation
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act to designate the portion of highway M-57 within Montcalm County as the "Joseph Prentler Memorial Highway".
BACKGROUND
Army Specialist Joseph T. Prentler died on October 4, 2010, in Afghanistan while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom. Mr. Prentler, who was 20 years old at the time of his death, was from Fenwick, Michigan, in Montcalm County.
Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
FISCAL IMPACT
Section 2 of the Act requires the Michigan Department of Transportation to provide for the erection and maintenance of suitable markers only when sufficient private contributions are received to pay the cost of erecting and maintaining those markers. Therefore, the bill would have no fiscal impact on the State. According to the Department, the cost for fabrication and installation of a sign ranges from $500 to $5,800, depending on the type of the road, size of the sign, and region of the State where the sign will be located.
The bill would have no fiscal impact on local government.
This 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.