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SENATE BILL NO. 998
 September 17, 2024, Introduced by Senator DALEY and referred to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
      A bill to amend 1941 PA 205, entitled
"An act to provide for the construction, establishment, opening,
use, discontinuing, vacating, closing, altering, improvement, and
maintenance of limited access highways and facilities ancillary to
those highways; to permit the acquiring of property and property
rights and the closing or other treatment of intersecting roads for
these purposes; to provide for the borrowing of money and for the
issuing of bonds or notes payable from special funds for the
acquisition, construction or improvement of such highways; and to
provide for the receipt and expenditure of funds generated from the
facilities,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 252.52), as amended by 2002 PA 150.
               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
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       Sec. 2. (1) The state transportation department, a board of
 county road commissioners, or a city or village, acting alone or in
 cooperation with each other or with a federal, state, or local
 agency having authority to participate in the construction and
 maintenance of highways, may establish, open, discontinue, vacate,
 close, alter, improve, maintain, and provide for the public use of
 limited access highways, subject to section 1(i) of 1925 PA 352,
 MCL 213.171.
       (2) The state transportation Except as otherwise provided in
 this section, the department shall allow only the installation of
 vending machines at selected sites on the limited access highway
 system to dispense food, drink, and other articles that the state
 transportation department determines appropriate. The state
 transportation department shall allow only the installation of
 vending machines at selected travel information centers. Following
 a 2-year trial period, the state transportation department shall
 use its discretion with the advice of the commission for the blind
 bureau of services for blind persons to allow only vending machines
 at other locations on the limited access highway system. The
 vending machines shall must be operated solely by the commission
 for the blind, bureau of services for blind persons, which is
 designated as the state licensing agency under section 2(a)(5) of
 chapter 638, 49 Stat. 1559, 20 U.S.C. 107a. 20 USC 107a. Except as
 otherwise provided in this section, no other commercial enterprise
 shall enterprises must not be authorized or conducted within or on
 a property acquired for or designated as a limited access highway.
 The commission for the blind bureau of services for blind persons
 shall require evidence of liability insurance and monitor
 compliance as it pertains to only vending machines in the
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 designated areas, holding harmless and shall hold the state
 transportation department harmless.
       (3) In conjunction with the exemption granted by federal law
 from the restrictions contained in section 111 of title 23 of the
 United States Code, under 23 U.S.C. USC 111, and as described in
 the "manual "Manual on uniform traffic control devices Uniform
 Traffic Control Devices for streets Streets and highways",
 Highways", U.S. department Department of transportation
 Transportation and federal highway administration, Federal Highway
 Administration part 2g (LOGOS), this section does not prohibit the
 use of facilities located in part on the right-of-way of I-94 in
 the vicinity of the interchange of I-94 and I-69 business loop/I-94
 business loop for the sale of only those articles which that are
 for export and consumption outside the United States.
       (4) This section does not prohibit the use of facilities
 located in the vicinity of the international bridge in the city of
 Sault Ste. Marie either of the following international bridges for
 the sale of only those articles which that are for export and
 consumption outside the United States to the extent that the use is
 not restricted by federal law: .
       (a) The International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie.
       (b) The Gordie Howe International Bridge in Detroit.
       (5) This section does not prohibit the operation of customs
 brokering facilities on state owned state-owned property available
 for that use at the sites of the blue water bridge any of the
 following:
       (a) The Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron. and the international
 bridge
       (b) The International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie.
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         (c) The Gordie Howe International Bridge in Detroit.
         (6) The state transportation department may enter into a lease
 for facilities described in subsection (3), (4), or (5). , the The
 revenue from which shall a lease for facilities described in
 subsection (3), (4), or (5) must be deposited in into the state
 trunk line fund if attributable to the blue water bridge Blue Water
 Bridge site or the Gordie Howe International Bridge site, or in
 into the fund created under section 7 of 1954 PA 99, MCL 254.227,
 if attributable to the international bridge International Bridge
 site.
         (7) This section does not prohibit the use of facilities
 located at rest areas or welcome centers to distribute, either
 directly or through electronic technologies, free travel related
 information or assistance, or both, to the traveling public if the
 distribution is approved by the state transportation department.
         (8) The state transportation department may enter into
 agreements for the activities described in subsection (7). , the
 revenue Revenue from which shall the activities described in
 subsection (7) must be deposited in into the state trunk line fund.
         (9) The state transportation department may enter into
 agreements to authorize the use of property acquired for or
 designated as a limited access highway or acquired for or
 designated for ancillary purposes for the installation, operation,
 and maintenance of commercial or noncommercial electronic devices
 and related structures so long as if the electronic devices and
 related structures are intended to assist in providing travel
 related information to motorists who subscribe to travel related
 information services, the public, or the state transportation
 department. All revenue generated by the agreements shall must be
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 deposited in the state trunk line fund. The state transportation
 department may accept facilities or in-kind services to be used for
 public purposes in lieu of, or in addition to, monetary
 compensation.
       (10) This section does not prohibit the use of logo signage
 within the right-of-way of limited access highways. For purposes of
 this subsection, "logo signage" means a sign containing the
 trademark or other symbol that identifies a business in a manner
 and at locations approved by the state transportation department.
 The state transportation department may enter into agreements to
 allow logo signage, and any revenue received by the state
 transportation department under this subsection shall must be
 deposited into the state trunk line fund. established under section
 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661.
       (11) At the request of a hospital that provides 24-hour
 emergency care, the state transportation department shall place and
 maintain signs on all limited access highways that indicate exits
 that are within 2 miles of that hospital. The signs shall must
 indicate the name of the hospital or the name of the nonprofit
 corporation that owns or operates the hospital and the exit number
 of the exit that is within the 2 miles of the hospital. At least 1
 sign shall must be placed for each exit that is within 2 miles of a
 requesting hospital that provides 24-hour emergency care. The cost
 of placing and maintaining the sign shall must be paid by the
 hospital requesting the signs. The state transportation department
 shall adopt guidelines specifying that specify the size, shape,
 design, number, and placement of the signs authorized under this
 subsection. The state transportation department shall not remove
 signs on limited access highways that exist existed on the
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 effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection
 July 23, 2001 and that indicate exits within 10 miles of a hospital
 that provides 24-hour emergency care but that do not otherwise
 satisfy the requirements of this subsection. As used in this
 subsection, "hospital" means a health facility that is licensed
 under part 215 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
 333.21501 to 333.21568.
       (12) As used in this section:
       (a) "Department" means the state transportation department.
       (b) "Hospital" means a health facility that is licensed as a
 hospital under article 17 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368,
 MCL 333.20101 to 333.22260.
       (c) "Logo signage" means a sign that contains the trademark or
 other symbol that identifies a business in a manner and at
 locations approved by the department.
       (d) "State trunk line fund" means the state trunk line fund
 established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661.
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Statutes affected: 
Senate Introduced Bill: 252.52