Bill Text: MI HB5722 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Watercraft; registration; small boats using a portable electric motor; exempt from registration fees. Amends sec. 80123 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80123).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-01 - Referred To Second Reading [HB5722 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB5722-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5722

 

August 13, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Rendon and referred to the Committee on Tourism.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 80123 (MCL 324.80123), as added by 1995 PA 58.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 80123. (1) The owner of a vessel is not required to pay a

 

fee and a vessel is not required to be numbered and to display a

 

decal under this part if the vessel is 1 or more of the following:

 

     (a) Used temporarily on the waters of this state and the owner

 

and the vessel are from a country other than the United States.

 

     (b) A vessel that is owned Owned by the United States, used in

 

the public service for purposes other than recreation, and clearly

 

identifiable as such a vessel.

 

     (c) A vessel's lifeboat.

 

     (d) An all-terrain vehicle not used as a vessel.

 

     (e) A raft, sailboard, surfboard, or swim float.

 

     (f) A vessel 16 All of the following:

 

     (i) Sixteen feet or less , propelled in length.

 

     (ii) Propelled by hand either with oars or paddles , and not or

 

by a portable electric motor rated at 100 pounds of thrust or less.

 

     (iii) Not used for rental or other commercial purposes.

 

     (g) A nonmotorized canoe or kayak not used for rental or other

 

commercial purposes.

 

     (2) The owner of a vessel documented by the United States

 

coast guard or a federal agency that is the successor to the United

 

States coast guard shall comply with this part, including the

 

payment of fees as provided in this part. However, the vessel shall

 

is not be required to display numbers under this part.

 

     (3) This part does not prohibit the numbering of an

 

undocumented vessel pursuant to this part upon request by the

 

owner, even though the vessel is exempt from the numbering

 

requirements of this part.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect upon the

 

expiration of 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.