Transportation: funds; maintenance of nonmotorized transportation infrastructure; provide for. Amends sec. 10k of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.660k).

Senate Bill 265 amends the law governing the Michigan Transportation Fund, affecting how the State Transportation Department, counties, cities, and villages allocate funds. The bill mandates that at least 1% of these funds must be expended on constructing, improving, maintaining, or repairing nonmotorized transportation infrastructure, explicitly stating that "maintaining" does not include snow removal. It broadens the definition of qualified nonmotorized facilities and allows the 1% spending requirement to be met as an average over a 10-year period. Additionally, the bill requires these government entities to develop 5-year programs for nonmotorized facility improvements and consult with other jurisdictions on related projects.