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• Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on December 18, 2009, to create a new Detroit Area Regional Transportation Authority (DARTA) covering Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne counties, by merging the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) transit system and the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), and bound by the current labor agreements of those entities. The authority could levy property taxes with the approval of a majority of the aggregate of all votes cast in an election in the four counties.
  • Referred to the House Intergovernmental, Urban And Regional Affairs Committee on December 18, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on May 18, 2010.