HOUSE BILL No. 4320


     February 23, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Callahan, Scranton, Dennis, Mans, Hale, Rivet, Lockwood, Cassis, Pappageorge and O'Neil and referred to the Committee on Family and Civil Law.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 80198c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 80198C.  (1) IF, DUE TO CLIMATE CONDITIONS, THE FROZEN

 2    SURFACE OF ANY LAKE, STREAM, RIVER, OR OTHER BODY OF WATER

 3    BECOMES UNABLE TO SAFELY SUPPORT A PERSON OR VEHICLE, THE DEPART-

 4    MENT MAY ISSUE AN ORDER PROHIBITING PERSONS OR VEHICLES FROM

 5    GOING UPON THAT FROZEN SURFACE.  IF AN ORDER IS ISSUED, THE

 6    DEPARTMENT SHALL POST AN APPROPRIATE SIGN THAT STATES THE DANGER

 7    AND THE SUBSTANCE OF THE PROHIBITING ORDER.

 8         (2) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES AN ORDER ISSUED AND POSTED AS PRO-

 9    VIDED IN SUBSECTION (1) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A STATE CIVIL

10    INFRACTION AND SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $500.00.




   02013'99                                                 JJG