Bill Text: MI HB5457 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Holidays; other; "Public Lands Day"; designate as the last Saturday in September. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5458'18
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-31 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/30/2018 [HB5457 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB5457-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5457
January 30, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Cochran and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to designate the last Saturday in September as Public
Lands Day in this state.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) This state is home to 103 state parks and
recreation areas covering 306,000 acres with 314,100 campsites in
142 campgrounds and with over 900 miles of trails. These state
parks and recreation areas offer a range of activities from
traditional outdoor activities such as camping, hunting, and
fishing, to new and emerging activities such as mountain biking,
cross-country skiing, adventure racing, whitewater paddling, and
playing water sports. This state is also home to 4 state forests,
encompassing over 3.8 million acres of land, that are managed for
resource protection, natural resource based economic activity, and
recreation. The acreage of state forest in this state is greater
than the acreage in any other state east of the Mississippi. In
recognition of the importance of federal, state, and local public
lands to the wildlife, recreation, and economy of this state, the
legislature declares that the last Saturday in September of each
year shall be known as "Public Lands Day".
(2) The legislature encourages individuals to engage in
activities on Public Lands Day that contribute to the conservation
of public lands in this state.
Enacting section 1. This act takes effect 90 days after the
date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This act does not take effect unless
Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5458 (request no. 03838'17) of
the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.
