MichiganMichigan road agencies could count upkeep toward walking and biking spending
State and local road agencies could use money designated for walking and biking facilities for maintenance and repairs, excluding snow removal as maintenance.
What it does
State and local road agencies could count maintenance and repairs toward required spending on walking and biking facilities. Snow removal would not count as maintenance.
Argument forAllowing road agencies to count repairs toward required spending could help them keep existing walking and biking facilities usable.
Argument againstCounting upkeep toward required spending could leave less of that money for building walking and biking facilities.
More detail
State and local road agencies could count maintenance and repairs toward required spending on walking and biking facilities. The provision covers Michigan transportation fund money allocated to the state trunk line fund, counties, cities, and villages, with at least 1% spent on facilities and services for travel without motor vehicles. Snow removal would not count as maintenance. Agencies could meet the spending requirement by averaging spending over a reasonable period of no more than 10 years.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 14PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READINGLatest
- Oct 14REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)Minor
- May 14REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLEMinor
- May 14REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/12/2026Minor
- 2025
- Apr 29REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTUREMinor
- Apr 29INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROGER VICTORYIntroduced
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