HB 5029 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Highways: bridges; movable bridge fund; modify. Amends sec. 11g of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.661g).

HB 5029 modifies Michigan's Movable Bridge Fund to clarify how funds are distributed for the operation of publicly owned movable bridges (like drawbridges). It requires bridge owners and operators to submit annual operational cost data, which the state transportation department uses to calculate fund distributions based on estimated costs. The fund, which retains unused money year-to-year, may also cover required federal bridge inspections or analyses if no other funding exists - until December 2030. Operational costs covered include routine operation expenses (e.g., staffing), but exclude maintenance, repairs, or capital improvements.
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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 18, 2025 Last action Sep 24, 2025
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Sep 18, 2025
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referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Sep 18, 2025
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introduced by Representative Rep. Phil Green
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