Bill Text: MI SB1076 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recreation; state parks; fee waiver for certain state parks; provide for. Amends sec. 74116 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.74116).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-19 - Referred To Committee On Outdoor Recreation And Tourism [SB1076 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-SB1076-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 1076
April 19, 2012, Introduced by Senator YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 74116 (MCL 324.74116), as amended by 2010 PA
33.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 74116. (1) Subject to subsection (4), the operator of a
nonresident motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle shall not
enter any state park with that motor vehicle unless a valid motor
vehicle park permit issued under section 74117 is affixed to the
lower right-hand corner of the windshield. An annual motor vehicle
park permit for a nonresident motor vehicle shall be affixed
permanently for that year. The department shall post signs at parks
that state that a motor vehicle permit is required for entry by a
nonresident motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), the operator of a resident
motor vehicle shall not enter a state park with the resident motor
vehicle unless the recreation passport fee has been paid for that
motor vehicle.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), if the secretary of state
issues registration tabs or stickers as described in section 805 of
the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.805, the operator
of a resident motor vehicle shall not enter a state park with the
resident motor vehicle unless the resident motor vehicle has a
registration tab or sticker or temporary registration plate marked
as provided under that section to show that the recreation passport
fee has been paid.
(4) The requirements of subsections (1) to (3) do not apply
under any of the following circumstances:
(a) While the motor vehicle is being driven or parked within
an established federal, state, or county highway within a state
park.
(b) If the motor vehicle is used in the operation or
maintenance of a state park, is an emergency motor vehicle, is a
state owned or law enforcement motor vehicle, or is a private motor
vehicle being operated on official state business.
(c) If and to the extent the department waives the
requirements for department-sponsored events or other circumstances
as determined by the director or the director's designee.
(d) The entry of a motor vehicle into a state park located
within a city with a population of at least 600,000 according to
the most recent decennial census.
