Bill Text: MI HB5698 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Transportation; funds; performance measures for transportation infrastructure projects; require. Amends 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651 - 247.675) by adding sec. 9e.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-07-16 - Printed Bill Filed 06/13/2014 [HB5698 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5698-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5698
June 12, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Townsend and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled
"An act to provide for the classification of all public roads,
streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that
classification and for additions to and deletions from each
classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation
fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation
fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels;
to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan
transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for
transportation purposes; to promote safe and efficient travel for
motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal
users of roads, streets, and highways; to set up and establish the
truck safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the
truck safety fund and administration of the fund for truck safety
purposes; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety
commission; to establish certain standards for road contracts for
certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of
transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state
transportation commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow
money, issue bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation
purposes; to authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of
deficiencies necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this
act; to provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and
security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations
and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to
authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide
for the establishment and administration of the state trunk line
fund, local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and
certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk
line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund,
and certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees;
to provide for definitions of public transportation functions and
criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation
funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund
grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation
programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests
and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of
certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to
provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation
purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and
local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans
for transportation purposes by the state transportation department
and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of
those loans from certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and
parts of acts,"
(MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 9e.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9e. (1) The department shall establish outcome-based
performance measures for transportation infrastructure projects
that shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Improvement of transportation access for all users.
(b) Support of multimodal transportation choices.
(c) Maximization of the social equity benefits of
transportation investments, as measured by the housing and
transportation affordability index created by the center for
neighborhood technology.
(d) Enhancement of safety, including all of the following:
(i) Reductions in the number of fatalities in motorized
vehicles.
(ii) Reductions in the number of pedestrian fatalities.
(iii) Reductions in the number of bicyclist fatalities.
(iv) Ratio of the number of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities
to the total number of fatalities.
(v) Change in the number of grade crossing collisions.
(e) Coordination of long-range transportation plans.
(f) Measurable improvement of local and regional air quality,
as shown by both of the following:
(i) Reduction in the levels of carbon emissions as shown by the
inventory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks published by
the United States environmental protection agency.
(ii) Change in the carbon dioxide to oxygen ratio in the air at
the municipal level.
(g) Economic development of existing built environments. In
establishing this performance measure, the department shall
consider all of the following:
(i) Whether the tax yield per acre for developments adjacent to
the transportation infrastructure project will be increased as a
result of the project.
(ii) Whether investment in the transportation infrastructure
project will encourage infill development and reuse of existing
sites.
(iii) Whether investment in the transportation infrastructure
project will encourage a compact footprint design that supports
pedestrian mobility and transit.
(iv) Whether investment in the transportation infrastructure
project will leverage and incorporate existing infrastructure
systems.
(v) Whether investment in the transportation infrastructure
project will require increasing the capacity of existing
infrastructure systems and create additional cost in the future.
(vi) Whether investment in the transportation infrastructure
project and development of the transportation infrastructure
project will create a more equal job/housing balance according to
traffic analysis zone data. As used in this subparagraph,
"job/housing balance" means the ratio of the number of a
municipality's jobs to the number of residents.
(vii) Whether the transportation infrastructure project will
adhere to local and regional plans, a municipality's official map,
or comprehensive plans of multiple municipalities.
(viii) Whether the transportation infrastructure project will
reduce vehicle miles traveled per capita, both locally and
regionally.
(ix) The percentage of jobs accessible by transit or high-
occupancy vehicle lanes in 25 minutes or less, and whether the
transportation infrastructure project will change that percentage.
(x) The percentage of housing units accessible by transit or
high-occupancy vehicle lanes in 25 minutes or less, and whether the
transportation infrastructure project will change that percentage.
(xi) Whether the transportation infrastructure project will
change the number of jobs and employees that can be accessed within
a municipality in 25 minutes or less.
(xii) Whether the transportation infrastructure project will
change zoned residential density levels within 1/2 mile of a
transit hub.
(h) Improvement of quality of life.
(i) Movement of an aging, diverse, and active population.
(j) Ensuring transparency and accountability.
(k) Increasing the level of service between all modes of
transportation.
(l) Supporting business and local economies.
(m) Supporting neighborhood design.
(n) All of the following mobility performance measures:
(i) Person throughput per lane mile on the national highway
system at the statewide, corridor, and municipal levels, using all
of the following data sources:
(A) Highway performance monitoring system.
(B) Average annual daily traffic.
(C) Segment lengths.
(D) National transit database.
(E) Transit ridership by route and segment.
(F) American community survey.
(G) Vehicle occupancy.
(H) Biking and walking trips.
(I) Local data sources, including HOV section 166 reports,
regional travel surveys, and bicycle and pedestrian counts.
(ii) Mode share for peak period trips, as measured by comparing
single-occupancy motorized vehicles to the total of all other modes
of transportation and vehicles.
(iii) Average peak period travel time at the municipal level.
(iv) Change in average peak period travel time per mode at the
municipal level.
(v) Change in transit service level at the regional and
municipal levels.
(vi) Change in the percentage of streets with access to active
transportation choices including walking and biking paths,
sidewalks, trails, and bicycle lanes.
(vii) Percentage of households within 1/4 mile of a transit
stop, and the percentage of households that are able to walk or
bicycle to work within 20 minutes.
(viii) At the municipal level, aggregate change in planned miles
of new transit routes, pedestrian facilities, and designated bike
facilities within 1/2 mile of a transit stop.
(ix) Average ratio of motor vehicle to transit peak period
travel times.
(2) In developing performance measures under subsection (1),
the department shall consider the need to preserve existing assets
and the asset management process and use of life cycle costs.
(3) No later than August 1, 2014, the department shall prepare
and provide to the commission an initial report that includes, but
is not limited to, recommendations that do both of the following:
(a) Establish and clearly identify the performance standards
established under subsection (1).
(b) Establish the rating system described in subsection (5) to
evaluate, measure, and prioritize proposed and ongoing
transportation infrastructure projects.
(4) The department shall report the recommendations required
under subsection (3) to the legislature no later than September 30,
2014. If the recommendations are approved by concurrent resolution
passed by both houses of the legislature, the department shall
develop the rating system under subsection (5).
(5) No later than October 1, 2014, the department shall
develop a rating system for scoring transportation infrastructure
projects that is based on the performance standards developed under
subsection (1) and approved by the legislature under subsection
(4). The rating system developed by the department under this
subsection shall be systematic and data-driven and shall be
utilized by the department and applied to all transportation
infrastructure projects that are not under construction at the time
the rating system is developed by the department. The department
shall assign a score to each proposed transportation infrastructure
project and provide that score to the commission for its
consideration in selecting transportation infrastructure projects
for funding.
(6) No later than September 30, 2014 and September 30 of each
year thereafter, the department shall include in its state
transportation improvement program an analysis and related
documentation detailing how the department applied the performance
measures provided for in this section in the development of the
state transportation improvement program and how the department
applied the performance measures to prioritization and funding
decisions. The documentation required under this subsection shall
include all of the following:
(a) A list of the performance measures used by the department.
(b) A description of how each performance measure is weighted.
(c) A copy of each plan received from local road agencies that
have jurisdiction over transportation infrastructure projects.
(7) Any document or record prepared, owned, used, in the
possession of, or retained by the department in the development of
the performance measures described in subsection (1) shall be made
available to the public as provided in the freedom of information
act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(8) As used in this section, "transportation infrastructure
project" includes, but is not limited to, a project for highway
maintenance, highway modernization, highway expansion, new highway
construction, public transportation, intercity passenger rail,
high-speed rail, or any other project eligible for funding under 23
USC 133.
