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 10 (MCL 224.10), as amended by 2020 PA 286.
The bill mandates that county road commissioners and clerks comply with the 1968 PA 317, requires the employment of a competent county highway engineer for construction oversight, and allows for hiring additional professional services as needed. It sets forth procurement procedures for machinery, tools, and materials, necessitating sealed proposals for expenditures exceeding $50,000, except in emergencies where the threshold increases to $250,000.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance
