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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 9. (1) A project shall relate to 1 or more of the following categories:
(a) Economic development road projects in any of the following targeted industries:
(i) Agriculture or food processing.
(ii) Tourism.
(iii) Forestry.
(iv) High technology research.
(v) Manufacturing.
(vi) Mining.
(vii) Office centers of not less than 50,000 square feet.
(viii) Medical research or medical tourism facilities of not less than 50,000 square feet.
(b) Projects for construction or preservation of streets in cities and villages with a population of 10,000 or less, including, but not limited to, reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, and capital preventive maintenance.
(c) Projects for reducing congestion on county primary and city major streets within urban counties including advanced traffic management systems.
(d) Projects for improvements within rural counties on rural primary roads and major streets in cities and villages with a population of 5,000 or less.
(e) Projects for improvements within rural counties on county rural primary roads or major streets within incorporated villages and cities with a population of more than 5,000.
(2) The minimum requirements specified in section 7 1 for projects identified in subsection (1)(a) shall ensure that those projects satisfy the following requirements:
(a) Meet a particular transportation need that is shown to exist.
(b) Have an immediate positive impact on local employment and the economy.
(c) Exclude speculative projects with little or no return on investment. Projects that contribute to the economic development and redevelopment of areas having experienced or having significant potential to experience job loss that meet the criteria for funding under section 7(3)(b)(ii) are not speculative for the purposes of this subdivision.
(d) Provide cooperation and support between developers and state and local government.
(e) Were evaluated on the basis of impact on the local community.
(3) A project that is within 1 or more of the categories in subsection (1) shall meet the criteria developed for each category.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 247. Highways § 247.909 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-247-highways/mi-comp-laws-247-909/
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