RR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES                                                                                           H.B. 4252 (H-1):

                                                                                                                                                                                SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                                                                                REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4252 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:   Representative Tim Sneller

House Committee:   Transportation

Senate Committee:   Transportation and Infrastructure

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Railroad Code to do the following:

 --     Modify the amounts a road authority would have to pay annually for maintenance to a railroad for each public railroad grade crossing with certain active traffic control devices not covered by a railroad-road authority agreement.

 --     Increase by 6.64% the amounts a road authority would have to pay for each public railroad grade crossing with certain active traffic control devices, beginning January 1, 2024, and on January 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter.

The bill would take effect July 1, 2022.

MCL 462.315                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   Tyler VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have a minor negative fiscal impact on the Department of Transportation and a minor to modest negative fiscal impact on local road agencies, depending the number of rail crossings located within a particular local agency's jurisdiction. The cost sharing amounts for maintenance at some types of crossings would double; at others, the increase would be just over 10%. The bill would affect about 2,500 rail grade crossings, but data are not available for an estimated cost per local road agency.

The Department would save on some minor administrative costs, as it no longer would have to conduct the study currently required under Section 315 of the Railroad Code.

Date Completed:   3-31-22                                                                   Fiscal Analyst: Michael Siracuse

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.