The person, firm, corporation or municipality to whom any such permit shall hereafter be issued, shall pay the full cost of all bridges and bridge approach work made necessary by such proposed alteration, and every such permit shall require the person, firm, corporation or municipality to whom the same is issued, his, their or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, to bear and pay such part of the cost of the reconstruction of such bridges and approaches, or of existing bridges and approaches, and of the maintenance of all such bridges and approaches as the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction of the matter shall determine to be caused by such alteration. Such commissioner or commissioners may contract with any such person, firm, corporation or municipality relative to present and future costs of construction, reconstruction, repairs and maintenance of such bridges and approaches.
MCL 254.26