Michigan · statute · 231 of 1987, Mich. Comp. Laws · 12 active provisions
As used in this act: (a) "Administrator" means the person appointed by the department, in accordance with the policies of the commission and civil service rules, to serve as director of the office of economic development. (b) "Advanced traffic management systems" means the application of new technology designed to moni…
(1) The transportation economic development fund is established and shall be set up and maintained in the state treasury as a separate fund for the purposes of enhancing this state's ability to compete in an international economy, serving as a catalyst for the economic growth of this state, and to improve the quality o…
(1) Money from the fund shall be allocated for projects to be funded under section 11(3)(a) in accordance with the adopted policies of the commission. No funds shall be committed to any project, nor shall any project be authorized for any funds under this act, until the commission notifies the senate committee on trans…
(1) The administrator may solicit project applications for the projects that may be funded under section 11(3)(a) each calendar quarter. (2) The requirements of the application form shall be prepared by the administrator in accordance with the adopted policies of the commission.
(1) An applicant shall submit an application for funding on a form approved pursuant to section 6. (2) The department or a city, village, or county road agency may submit an application. Two or more cities, villages, or county road agencies or a combination of 2 or more of these units may jointly submit an application.…
(1) Each application shall be submitted for initial review to the administrator who may call upon other personnel of the department to assist in processing, reviewing, and evaluating project applications. (2) The office of economic development shall review each application based on the criteria approved by the commissi…
(1) A project shall relate to 1 or more of the following categories: (a) Economic development road projects in any of the following targeted industries: (i) Agriculture or food processing. (ii) Tourism. (iii) Forestry. (iv) High technology research. (v) Manufacturing. (vi) Mining. (vii) Office centers of not less than…
(1) The costs of a project that are eligible to be funded under section 11(3)(a) and (c) shall be developed by the administrator in accordance with the adopted policies of the commission and shall include at a minimum those costs normally associated with highway construction projects such as project planning, design, r…
(1) Bonds may be issued as authorized by the commission for the purpose of funding projects under this act in the manner provided in sections 18b and 18k of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.668b and 247.668k, and in accordance with the adopted policies of the commission. Bonds must not be committed for any project under this act un…
(1) The urban task force that represents the majority of the communities in the urban area of each county shall select and designate for eligibility projects for funding under section 11(3)(b) within their respective allocations. One nonvoting member of each task force shall be a designee of and represent the administr…
(1) The regional rural task force shall make recommendations to the commission and the administrator for funding projects under section 11(3)(c) within their respective regions. If any represented county fails to submit sufficient qualified projects to obligate its allocation after 3 consecutive years, those funds shal…
By December 31 each year the commission shall report to the governor, the house and senate appropriations committees, and the house and senate fiscal agencies the following information regarding this act: (a) The projects funded during the previous fiscal year. (b) The status of projects funded in the immediately prece…