Michigan · statute · 296 of 1969, Mich. Comp. Laws · 11 active provisions
As used in this act: (a) "Highway authority" means the state highway commission, a board of county road commissioners or the governing body of a city or village. (b) "Highway" means a highway, road or street. (c) "Board" means the highway jurisdiction determination board.
The provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, a highway may not not [sic] be transferred from the jurisdiction of the state to a county, city or village or from a county to a city or village without the consent of both parties, except as provided by this act. The consent shall be evidenced by a written agr…
(1) If a highway authority does not consent to accept jurisdiction over a highway proposed for transfer, within 90 days after its consent is requested in writing, unless an extension of time is agreed to by both parties, the state or county highway authority proposing the transfer may initiate proceedings for final det…
(1) The highway authority proposing the transfer of highway jurisdiction shall appoint 1 member of the highway jurisdiction determination board and shall notify the nonconsenting highway authority of its selection in writing. The written notification shall be by certified mail and shall include, or have attached, a pro…
(1) The business which the board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the mann…
(1) In making its determination, the board shall take into consideration the level and character of service provided by the highway before transfer and that reasonably expected to be provided if the transfer were approved with the objective of assuring that the proper level and character of service shall be provided th…
(1) Within 90 days after the first convening, the board shall make a final determination in writing on the transfer of jurisdiction of the highway and shall prescribe the terms and conditions for the transfer in accordance with section 8. The board shall so notify highway authorities that are parties to the dispute. (2…
(1) If the board's decision is to transfer jurisdiction of a highway, the board shall include in its determination a description of the renovation, repair or reconstruction work and the estimated cost necessary to bring the highway up to reasonable acceptable standards as determined in accordance with subsection (2). (…
The compensation and expenses of the board member appointed by the nonconsenting highway authority shall be paid by it. The compensation and expenses, if any, of the other board member and the chairman, and all stenographic and other expenses incurred by the board in connection with the determination proceedings, shall…
The provisions of this act shall not apply to the transfer of jurisdiction over county roads in unincorporated areas which become incorporated through annexation, incorporation or consolidation after the effective date of this act and which are transferred to the city or village jurisdiction within 1 year after the dat…
The provisions for relinquishment of jurisdiction of a county road in section 18 of chapter 4 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 224.18 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and for abandonment of a state trunk line highway in section 4 of Act No. 12 of the Public Acts of 1925, being section 2…