2013 House Bill 5169 / 2014 Public Act 247

Facilitate DARTA operating Woodward streetcar

Introduced in the House

Dec. 4, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Wayne Schmidt (R-104)

To revise details of the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2012-SB-909">2012 law</a> that created a Detroit area regional transportation authority, so as to facilitate the proposal in House Bill 5168 accommodate the proposal in House Bill 5168 to let the authority operate the Woodward Avenue streetcar project authorized by a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-HB-6542">2008 law</a>.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

May 28, 2014

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 4, 2014

Amendment offered by Rep. Wayne Schmidt (R-104)

To establish that if enacted the bill will go into effect 90 days afterwards.

The amendment passed by voice vote

June 5, 2014

Passed in the House 83 to 25 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 10, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

June 11, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the Senate 31 to 7 (details)

To revise details of the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2012-SB-909">2012 law</a> that created a Detroit area regional transportation authority, so as to facilitate the proposal in House Bill 5168 accommodate the proposal in House Bill 5168 to let the authority operate the Woodward Avenue streetcar project authorized by a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-HB-6542">2008 law</a>.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 21, 2014