(1) If a highway authority does not consent to accept jurisdiction over a highway proposed for transfer, within 90 days after its consent is requested in writing, unless an extension of time is agreed to by both parties, the state or county highway authority proposing the transfer may initiate proceedings for final determination of the question of the transfer of highway jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of this act.
    (2) If the proposed transfer of jurisdiction is dependent upon the future opening of a new, relocated highway and approval of the new highway by both parties is required by law and the parties have not agreed to the transfer of jurisdiction as a condition of approval of the new highway, then the 90-day period shall not begin to run until the date that both parties approve the new highway.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 247.853

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Highway: means a highway, road or street. See Michigan Laws 247.851
  • Highway authority: means the state highway commission, a board of county road commissioners or the governing body of a city or village. See Michigan Laws 247.851
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o