2009 House Bill 5731

Create “DARTA” transit authority

Introduced in the House

Dec. 18, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D-5)

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 Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs

May 18, 2010

Reported without amendment