Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "state transportation preservation act of 1976". (2) There exists a need to provide authorization for financial assistance for the capital improvement, maintenance, and operation of rail, street railway, intercity bus, and ferry services in this state. To undertake the planning, development, acquisition, and operation of these services is in the best interest of the state and is a valid public purpose. (3) The preservation of abandoned railroad rights of way for future rail use and their interim use as public trails is declared to be a public purpose.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.51
Short title; declaration of public purpose
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Department of Natural Resources v. Carmody-Lahti Real Estate, Inc (2005)
Most recently applied in 101 Fed. Cl. 549 - Dana R. Hodges Trust v. United States (October 2011)
1976, Act 295, Eff
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