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Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.651 (2026)

State trunk line highway system; additions and deletions; operating license agreement with regional transit authority to operate public transit system; lane designation for high-occupancy vehicles.

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STATE TRUNK LINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

Act 51 of 1951

247.651 State trunk line highway system; additions and deletions; operating license agreement with regional transit authority to operate public transit system; lane designation for high-occupancy vehicles.

Sec. 1.

(1) The state trunk line highway system of this state consists of all roads, streets, and highways, either located within or outside the limits of incorporated cities and villages, that are made state trunk line highways under the laws of this state. The director of the department may establish subordinate classifications or groupings of state trunk line highways as the department considers necessary or desirable for proper administration of the state trunk line highway system. Additions to and deletions from the state trunk line highway system may be made in the manner prescribed by law. All roads, streets, and highways included in the state trunk line highway system shall be known and may be referred to for all purposes as state trunk line highways.

(2) The department or a local road agency may enter into an operating license agreement with a regional transit authority to operate a public transit system on the streets and highways of this state as provided for in state law enacted after January 1, 2012. As part of an operating license agreement, the department or local road agency may designate 1 or more lanes of a street or highway as a dedicated public transit lane. A dedicated public transit lane may be reserved for the exclusive use of public transit vehicles operated by a regional transit authority during periods determined by the department or the local road agency, except that a dedicated public transit lane must be made available at all times to emergency services vehicles. A lane designated and marked as a dedicated public transit lane by the department or a local road agency under an operating license agreement with a regional transit authority is subject to the same provisions as a high-occupancy vehicle lane under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department may designate a lane on a highway for the exclusive use of high-occupancy vehicles, during a period determined by the department, by filing a traffic control order and installing appropriate traffic control devices. This subsection applies only to lanes that are newly constructed using federal funds.

(4) As used in this act:

(a) "High-occupancy vehicle" means that term as defined in section 20b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.20b.

(b) "Traffic control devices" means that term as defined in section 70 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.70.

(c) "Traffic control order" means that term as defined in section 71 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.71.

History: 1951, Act 51, Eff. June 1, 1951 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 303, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2008 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 390, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2023

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McNitt Act

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Michigan Transportation Fund Act

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 22 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1951–2022 · leading case: Oshtemo Charter Twp. v. Kalamazoo Cnty. Road Comm'n, 792 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).

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Oshtemo Charter Twp. v. Kalamazoo Cnty. Road Comm'n, 792 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 9× “A further review of 1951 PA 51 reveals that the provisions governing the designation of county primary roads are set forth in §§ 1 through 5 of the act, MCL 247.651 through MCL 247.655. A juxtaposition of the provisions of MCL 247.”

Killeen v. Dep't of Transp., 438 N.W.2d 233 (Mich. 1989). · cites it 4× “51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, being sections 247.651 to 247.673 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.”

Michonski v. City of Detroit, 413 N.W.2d 438 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “MCL 247.651(1b); MSA 9.1097(1b) relieved the state of any responsibility for providing street lighting along Woodward Avenue.”

Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1976 PA 295, 1976 PA 297, 1976 PA 297 (Mich. 1977). · cites it 2× “Broadly speaking, the portions of this act which are presently under scrutiny provide for the establishment and administration of the General Transportation Fund, the establishment and functions of the transportation council, conditions for grants and the issuance of bonds and…”

Robinson v. Emmet Cnty. Road Comm'n, 251 N.W.2d 90 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “Nevertheless, this act does provide for revision of such classifications and for additions to and deletions from the various classifications involved in a state trunkline highway system.”

McCardel v. Smolen, 273 N.W.2d 3 (Mich. 1978). “; superseded by 1951 PA 51 ; MCL 247.651 et seq.; MSA 9.1097(1) et seq.”

State High. Comm'r v. Detroit City Controller, 331 Mich. 337 (Mich. 1951). “PA 1951, No 51 CL 1948, §247.651 et seq. [Stat Ann 1951 Cum Supp §9.”

Ovist v. Dep't of State Highways & Transp., 326 N.W.2d 468 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “See MCL 247.651 et seq.; MSA 9.1097(1) et seq.”

Lucas v. Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Road Commissioners, 348 N.W.2d 660 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “51 of the Public Acts of 1951, being sections 247.651 to 247.674 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall only be expended for the purposes provided for in Act No.”

Oshtemo Charter Twp. v. Kalamazoo Cnty. Road Comm'n, 302 Mich. App. 574 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “675” as “MCL 247.651 to 247.675.”). See MCL 257.951.”

Union Twp. v. City of Mount Pleasant, 158 N.W.2d 905 (Mich. 1968). “]), repealed by PA 1951, No 51 (CLS 1961, § 247.651 et seg. [Stat Ann 1958 Rev § 9.”

Scheurman v. Dep't of Transp., 413 N.W.2d 496 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “The preamble to the state trunk line highway system act, MCL 247.651 et seq.', MSA 9.1097(1) et seq.”

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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.651(1b) — 1 case

Michonski v. City of Detroit, 413 N.W.2d 438 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “MCL 247.651(1b); MSA 9.1097(1b) relieved the state of any responsibility for providing street lighting along Woodward Avenue.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.651(b) — 1 case

Michonski v. City of Detroit, 413 N.W.2d 438 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “MCL 247.651(1b); MSA 9.1097(1b) relieved the state of any responsibility for providing street lighting along Woodward Avenue.”

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