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MI HB5414
Bill
Status
7/18/2012
Primary Sponsor
Frank Foster
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AI Summary
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Designates three specific areas as dark sky preserves: state-owned land at Lake Hudson in Lenawee County, Wilderness State Park and state forestland in Emmet County, and portions of Port Crescent State Park in Huron County.
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Prohibits establishment of dark sky preserves in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Requires all outdoor lighting within dark sky preserves to be directed downward and use fully shielded fixtures whenever possible to prevent light emission above 15 degrees below the horizontal plane.
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Mandates use of motion sensor outdoor lighting fixtures instead of continuous lighting wherever practical and appropriate within dark sky preserves.
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Specifies that dark sky preserve designation does not restrict land use or recreation activities, including motorized and nonmotorized recreation, within these areas.
Legislative Description
Natural resources; other; dark sky preserve program; expand. Amends secs. 75101, 75102 & 75104 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.75101 et seq.).
Natural resources, other
Last Action
Assigned Pa 251'12 With Immediate Effect
7/18/2012