Bill Text: MI HB4781 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; bicycles; operation of electric bicycles on certain trails; allow. Amends sec. 72105 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72105).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-31 - Assigned Pa 138'17 With Immediate Effect [HB4781 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4781-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4781
June 20, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Hughes, Kesto, Marino, Lucido and Leutheuser and referred to the Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 72105 (MCL 324.72105), as amended by 2014 PA
212.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 72105. (1) The department may operate and maintain a
trail that is located on state owned land or may enter into an
agreement with a council or 1 or more governmental agencies to
provide for the operation and maintenance of the trail. An
agreement entered into under this subsection may include provisions
for any of the following:
(a) Construction, maintenance, and operation of the trail.
(b) Enforcement of trail rules and regulations including
permitted uses of the trail.
(c) Other provisions consistent with this part.
(2) All of the following apply to the operation of an electric
bicycle on a trail subject to this part:
(a) An individual may operate a class 1 electric bicycle on a
linear paved trail that has an asphalt, crushed limestone, or
similar surface, or a rail trail. A local authority or agency of
this state having jurisdiction over a trail described in this
subdivision may regulate or prohibit the operation of a class 1
electric bicycle on that trail.
(b) An individual may operate a class 2 or class 3 electric
bicycle on a linear paved trail that has an asphalt, crushed
limestone, or similar surface, or a rail trail if authorized by the
local authority or agency of this state having jurisdiction over
the trail.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, an
individual shall not operate an electric bicycle on a trail that is
specifically designated as nonmotorized and that has a natural
surface tread that is made by clearing and grading the native soil
with no added surfacing materials. A local authority or agency of
this state having jurisdiction over a trail described in this
subdivision may allow the operation of an electric bicycle on that
trail.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
