2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.52 Definitions.

STATE TRANSPORTATION PRESERVATION ACT OF 1976 (EXCERPT)
Act 295 of 1976


474.52 Definitions.

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Bureau" means the bureau of urban and public transportation in the department.

(b) "Commuter trail" means a trail, lane, path, road, or other right of way on which motorized vehicles are not permitted and which has the primary or substantial purpose and result of providing a means for people to move from 1 location to another.

(c) "Department" means the state transportation department.

(d) "Federal acts" means the regional rail reorganization act of 1973, 45 U.S.C. 701 to 797m; the railroad revitalization and regulatory reform act of 1976, Public Law 94-210, 90 Stat. 31; the local rail service assistance act of 1978, section 5, Public Law 89-670, 80 Stat. 931; the staggers rail act of 1980, Public Law 96-448, 94 Stat. 1895; and the northeast rail service act of 1981, subtitle E title XI, Public Law 97-35, 95 Stat. 643.

(e) "Recreational trail" means a trail, lane, path, road, or other right of way which because of its scenic, wild, or topographical nature, has as its primary purpose recreational use of the trail itself.


History: 1976, Act 295, Eff. Nov. 15, 1976 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 210, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1984 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 235, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998



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