Michigan Laws 247.402 – Tourist-oriented directional signs and markers; placement program; contract with nongovernmental entity
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(1) Within 6 months after the effective date of this act, the department shall implement a program for the placement of tourist-oriented directional signs and markers within the right-of-way of those portions of rural roads within state jurisdiction. At a minimum, the program shall include all of the following:
(a) The form of the application for a permit to participate in the program.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 247.402
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the state transportation department. See Michigan Laws 247.401
- Eligible attraction: means a tourist-oriented activity that is all of the following:
(i) Within 10 miles of the rural road for which a tourist-oriented directional sign is sought, unless otherwise restricted or permitted by the department. See Michigan Laws 247.401Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(b) The criteria for limiting the number of permits for a single site or area.
(c) The criteria for issuing a permit for which multiple applications have been received.
(d) The removal or covering of signs, if necessary, during the off-season of an eligible attraction that operates seasonally.
(e) Criteria for including on a sign the season and hours of operation of an eligible attraction.
(f) Criteria for awarding sign manufacturing, installation, or maintenance contracts to nongovernmental agencies.
(g) A provision specifying that a person who obtains a permit under this act is responsible for payment of all costs incurred in the replacement of a sign, including the costs of manufacturing and installing the replacement sign, and covering of the sign, if necessary.
(h) Provision for the establishment of a review board to consider and grant or deny applications for the waiver of distance requirements imposed under this act for tourist-oriented directional signs. The review board shall consist of at least 1 member representative of the state transportation department, at least 1 member representative of the department of agriculture, at least 1 member representative of the Michigan travel bureau, and at least 2 members representative of persons in the general public who are engaged in tourist-oriented activities.
(2) The department may authorize a nongovernmental entity to manufacture, install, and maintain signs under this act pursuant to a written contract. The written contract shall not prohibit the nongovernmental entity from making a reasonable profit, which shall be determined by the department.