2003 Senate Bill 241 (Designate an "Underground Railroad Memorial Highway" )

Public Act 139 of 2004

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Introduced by Sen. Tom George (R) on February 27, 2003, to designate as the "Underground Railroad Memorial Highway" Interstate I-94 between exits 98 and 110 in Calhoun County, and highway US-131 from West U Avenue south to West XY Avenue in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County.
- Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 27, 2003.
  - Reported in the Senate on February 18, 2004, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on February 19, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 19, 2004.
Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on February 24, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on February 24, 2004.
- Referred to the House Transportation Committee on February 24, 2004.
- Reported in the House on May 27, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on June 8, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that only contains the US 131 portion of the original bill. The I-94 portion is now in House Bill 5491. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 8, 2004.
Passed in the House (104 to 0) on June 8, 2004, to designate as the "Underground Railroad Memorial Highway" highway US-131 from West U Avenue south to West XY Avenue in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County. See also House Bill 5491. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on June 9, 2004.
Passed in the Senate (34 to 0) on June 10, 2004, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which only contains the US 131 portion of the original bill. The I-94 portion is now in House Bill 5491. [Vote Details and Comments]
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 15, 2004.

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1) Response to "Skeptical" [by Anonymous Citizen on March 3, 2003]
According to the statute being amended here, it is not supposed to cost the taxpayers anything directly:
MICHIGAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ACT (EXCERPT), Act 142 of 2001, MCL 250.1002: "The state transportation department shall only provide for the erection and maintenance of suitable markers at the approach of any of the highways described in this act when sufficient private contributions are received to pay the cost of erecting and maintaining those markers."
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2) Skeptical Of Need [by Anonymous Citizen on March 3, 2003]
Please tell me the need and cost of this? Anyone?
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3) 2003 Senate Bill 241 (Designate an "Underground Railroad Memorial Highway" ) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the Senate on February 27, 2003, to designate as the "Underground Railroad Memorial Highway" Interstate I-94 between exits 98 and 110 in Calhoun County, and highway US-131 from West U Avenue south to West XY Avenue in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County

The vote was 36 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 72 at Senate Journal 18)

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