June 12, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Townsend and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 promote safe and efficient travel for
motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal
users of roads, streets, and highways; 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,"
(MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 9d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9d. (1) Beginning on January 1, 2015, an allocation of
money appropriated for a transportation infrastructure project
shall be based on a plan submitted by a local road agency, a
regional transit authority, an eligible authority, or an eligible
governmental agency for its area of jurisdiction, the state
transportation improvement plan prepared by the department, and
other factors considered appropriate by the state transportation
commission or the department.
(2) The state transportation advisory commission is created
within the department. The commission shall establish performance
measures for transportation infrastructure projects and establish a
methodology to measure funding decisions for transportation
infrastructure projects against the performance measures
established under this section. The commission shall include
representatives of all of the following:
(a) The department.
(b) Transportation planning organizations.
(c) Local units of government.
(d) Transportation advocacy groups.
(e) Environmental organizations.
(f) Organizations representing the interests of disabled
individuals.
(g) Organizations representing the nonmotorized transportation
community.
(h) Social equity organizations.
(i) Other organizations as determined by the department.
(3) In developing the performance measures required under
subsection (2), the state transportation advisory commission shall
consider the department's need to preserve existing assets and the
department's asset management process and use of life cycle costs.
(4) No later than August 1, 2014, the state transportation
advisory commission shall prepare and provide to the state
transportation commission an initial report that includes, but is
not limited to, recommendations that do all of the following:
(a) Establish and clearly identify the performance standards
developed under subsection (2).
(b) Establish a protocol and a project impact analysis for how
the performance standards will be used to evaluate, measure, and
prioritize transportation infrastructure projects.
(c) Establish a process to ensure that members of the state
transportation advisory commission and other interested persons
have qualitative input on the evaluation and prioritization of
transportation infrastructure projects.
(5) The department shall report the recommendations of the
state transportation advisory commission required under subsection
(4) to the legislature no later than September 30, 2014. If the
state transportation advisory commission's recommendations are
approved by concurrent resolution passed by both houses of the
legislature, the department shall develop and utilize the scoring
process under subsection (6).
(6) No later than October 1, 2014, the department shall
develop and utilize a rating system for scoring transportation
infrastructure projects that is based on the performance standards
established by the state transportation advisory commissioin under
subsection (4) and approved by the legislature under subsection
(6). The rating system developed and utilized by the department
under this subsection shall be systematic and data-driven and shall
be applied to all transportation infrastructure projects that are
not under construction at the time the rating system is developed
by the department. The department shall assign a score to each
proposed transportation infrastructure project. The department
shall provide that score to the commission for its consideration in
selecting transportation infrastructure projects for funding.
(7) No later than September 30, 2014 and September 30 of each
year thereafter, the department shall include in its state
transportation improvement program an analysis and related
documentation detailing how the department applied the performance
measures provided for in this section in the development of the
state transportation improvement program and how the department
applied the performance measures to prioritization and funding
decisions. The documentation required under this subsection shall
include all of the following:
(a) A list of the performance measures used by the department.
(b) A description of how each performance measure is weighted.
(c) A copy of each plan received from local road agencies that
have jurisdiction over transportation infrastructure projects.
(8) Any document or record prepared, owned, used, in the
possession of, or retained by the state transportation advisory
commission in the development of the performance measures described
in subsection (2) shall be made available to the public as provided
in the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to
15.246.
(9) As used in this section, "transportation infrastructure
project" includes, but is not limited to, a project for highway
maintenance, highway modernization, highway expansion, new highway
construction, public transportation, intercity passenger rail,
high-speed rail, or any other project eligible for funding under 23
USC 133.