To give the Mackinac Bridge Authority the authority to install a utility tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. This would contain a controversial oil pipeline, power lines and other utility infrastructure. The bill authorizes the Authority to borrow and levy user fees to build and operate the tunnel.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To revise details of various provisions and definitions, and clarify details related to the proposed new authority and the existing Mackinac Bridge Authority.

To create a new Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority governed by a three member board appointed by the governor with the duty of entering into agreements for the construction, maintenance, operation, and decommissioning of a utility tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, which among other things would contain a controversial oil pipeline. This is contingent on Gov. Rick Snyder finalizing a deal that has been in the works with Enbridge, the current oil pipeline owner, by the end of 2018.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

To increase the financial assurance bond requirements on the owner of the controversial oil pipeline that will use the tunnel.

To require contractors on the proposed tunnel to pay wages based on union pay scales that local union officials represent as prevalent in the area (dubbed "prevailing wages").

To require the existing oil and gas pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac to be decommissioned by July 1, 2024.

To require 75 percent of employees on the proposed tunnel to be Michigan residents, and half to be from northern Michigan.

To require the proposed tunnel agreement to include a plan on "how to engage this state’s labor pool in the project, including the means and methods for recruitment, training, and utilization".