On April 12, two new House bills affecting public transportation were referred to the Committee on Transportation.

House Bill 4366 would amend the Incompatible Public Offices Act, MCL 15.181 et seq., specifically MCL 15.183, to allow a public officer or employee of a transportation authority created under the Public Transportation Authority Act, Public Act 196 of 1986, MCL 124.451 et seq., ("PA 196") to serve as a public officer or employee on another transportation authority if each authority has members consisting of the identical political subdivisions.

House Bill 4367 would amend Section 4 of the PA 196 to allow a county with a population between 240,000 and 255,000 to form more than one public authority under the act. The current law does not allow for a single authority with different millage rates for different levels of service in different member communities.  House Bill 4367 was specifically written for counties like Kalamazoo County  and  would allow for different mileage rates based upon different levels of service.