Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.665c

  • Jurisdiction: (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.
  • 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
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
  (1) The state transportation department may do all of the following:
  (a) Designate a segment of a roadway under its jurisdiction as an automated vehicle roadway.
  (b) Designate a lane or ramp of an automated vehicle roadway as an automated vehicle roadway lane.
  (c) Require a user fee for the use of an automated vehicle roadway or automated vehicle roadway lane.
  (d) Enter into an agreement with an automated vehicle roadway system provider for the design, construction, manufacture, operation, maintenance, or management of an automated vehicle roadway system for a designated automated vehicle roadway or automated vehicle roadway lane. As part of an agreement entered pursuant to this subdivision, the state transportation department may include provisions authorizing the automated vehicle roadway system provider to establish and collect user fees for the use of the automated vehicle roadway or automated vehicle roadway lane. An automated vehicle roadway system provider may use the fees collected pursuant to this subdivision to properly design, construct, manage, operate, or maintain its automated vehicle roadway system.
  (2) If the state transportation department designates a segment of roadway as an automated vehicle roadway under subsection (1)(a) or a lane or ramp of an automated vehicle roadway as an automated vehicle roadway lane under subsection (1)(b), any of the following may apply:
  (a) The roadway, lane, or ramp may be subject to requirements established by the state transportation department as a condition for use.
  (b) The roadway, lane, or ramp may be reserved for the exclusive use of motor vehicles as determined by the state transportation department.
  (3) This section supersedes all local ordinances that regulate automated vehicle roadway systems, automated vehicle roadways, automated vehicle roadway lanes, or automated vehicle roadway system providers, except that a local unit of government may adopt an ordinance or enforce an existing ordinance that does not conflict with this section.