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MI HB5532
Bill
Status
2/29/2024
Primary Sponsor
Julie Rogers
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AI Summary
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Adds definitions for "wake boat," "wake-enhancing equipment," and "wake sport mode" to Michigan's natural resources and environmental protection act
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Prohibits operation of wake boats in wake sport mode on waters less than 20 feet deep and requires maintaining a minimum distance of 500 feet from shoreline, docks, rafts, bathing areas, and moored vessels
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Clarifies that "slow-no wake speed" means the wake created by a vessel "is" minimal rather than "would be" minimal
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Updates the definition of "political subdivision" to reference "that area is located" instead of "the problem waters lie" when addressing water quality issues spanning multiple jurisdictions
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Renumbers subsequent definitions and regulatory provisions to accommodate new wake boat-related definitions
Legislative Description
Watercraft: other; wake boats; define and regulate. Amends secs. 80104 & 80146 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80104 & 324.80146).
Watercraft: other
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/29/2024
3/5/2024