SENATE BILL No. 1081

March 4, 2004, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON, KUIPERS, McMANUS, PATTERSON, CROPSEY, GARCIA, GILBERT, CASSIS and SIKKEMA and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

                                                                             A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled                                             

"An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to             

the establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing,               

altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public                   

highways and private roads; the condemnation of property and                

gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of                

bridges; maintaining public access to waterways under certain               

conditions; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and               

cutting weeds and brush within this state; providing for the                

election or appointment and defining the powers, duties, and                

compensation of state, county, township, and district highway               

officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,"                

by amending section 2 (MCL 225.2).                                          

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 2.   (1)  The department of  state highways and

2   transportation shall administer ridesharing programs in the state           

3   and shall do all of the following:                                          

4       (a) Develop a comprehensive state ridesharing program.  The                 

5   program shall examine and recommend application of various                  

6   ridesharing methods, including carpooling, vanpooling,                      

1   buspooling, park-and-ride lots, and public transportation.                  

2   (b) Provide technical assistance to local transportation                    

3   and planning agencies.

4   (b)  (c)  Develop and maintain computer or manual matching                  

5   systems for ridesharing programs.                                           

6   (c)  (d)  Contract with  public and  private organizations                  

7   to perform ridesharing matching programs.                                   

8   (d)  (e)  Develop and undertake ridesharing promotional                     

9   programs.                                                                   

10  (e)  (f)  Coordinate the development of a statewide program                 

11  of park-and-ride lots.                                                      

12  (f)  (g)  Coordinate and encourage the development of                       

13  highway facilities which give preferential treatment to                     

14  ridesharing vehicles.                                                       

15  (g)  (h)  Develop and manage state ridesharing programs.                    

16  (2) The legislature shall annually appropriate sufficient                   

17  funds to implement this section.