Bill Text: MI HB5023 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Natural resources; other; dark sky preserves; expand locations. Amends sec. 75102 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.75102).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-02-17 - Assigned Pa 11'16 With Immediate Effect [HB5023 Detail]

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HB-5023, As Passed House, November 10, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 5023

October 27, 2015, Introduced by Rep. Pettalia and referred to the Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 75102 (MCL 324.75102), as amended by 2012 PA

 

251.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 75102. (1) The following lands are designated as dark sky

 

preserves:

 

     (a) State-owned land at lake Lake Hudson, legally described

 

as:

 

     All state-owned land located in Sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35,

 

and 36, T 7 S, R 1 E, and Section 1, T 8 S, R 1 E - Lenawee County,

 

Michigan.

 

     (b) The state-owned land encompassing Wilderness state park

 

State Park and the state forestland within Bliss township,

 

Township, Cross Village township, Township, and Wawatam in Emmet

county.County.

 

     (c) Those portions of port crescent state park Port Crescent

 

State Park lying north and west of the Pinnebog river River in

 

section 9 of Hume township, Township, Huron county, County, T18N,

 

R12E.

 

     (d) The state-owned land encompassing Rockport State

 

Recreation Area, located in Presque Isle Township, Presque Isle

 

County and Alpena Township, Alpena County.

 

     (e) The state-owned land encompassing Negwegon State Park,

 

located in Sanborn Township, Alpena County and Alcona Township,

 

Alcona County.

 

     (f) The state-owned land encompassing Thompson's Harbor State

 

Park, located in Krakow Township, Presque Isle County.

 

     (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a dark

 

sky preserve shall not be established in the Upper Peninsula.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.