Transportation: funds; local agency infrastructure disaster relief fund and board; create. Amends secs. 10 & 11 of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.660 & 247.661) & adds sec. 11k.
Key claim: This House bill would create a Local Agency Infrastructure Disaster Relief Fund and board to help cities, counties, and other local agencies pay for infrastructure repairs after disasters, by changing Michigan’s transportation-fund law.
Abstract
(HB6256 · 103rd Legislature) Transportation: funds; local agency infrastructure disaster relief fund and board; create. Amends secs. 10 & 11 of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.660 & 247.661) & adds sec. 11k. Sponsor: Rep. Sharon MacDonell (D) In committee: H Appropriations Latest action (2026-08-27): Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/26/2026
Why this matters
Michigan currently has no dedicated state fund for local transportation infrastructure repair after disasters, forcing local agencies to rely on ad hoc appropriations, FEMA, or their own budgets. Establishing a standing fund and governing board under Act 51 would formalize a state role in post-disaster local road and bridge recovery and change how transportation dollars flow to counties, cities, and villages.