HOUSE BILL No. 4524

 

March 22, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Hildenbrand and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 43536a (MCL 324.43536a), as amended by 2004 PA

 

545.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 43536a. (1) A member of the military may obtain any

 

license under this part for which a lottery is not required for

 

$1.00 free of charge upon presentation to a licensing agent of

 

leave papers, duty papers, military orders, or other evidence

 

acceptable to the department verifying that he or she is stationed

 

outside of this state. The license is valid for a period of up to 2

 

weeks designated by the member of the military but only during the

 

season in which such a license would otherwise be valid.


 

     (2) As used in this section, "member of the military" means

 

either of the following:

 

     (a) A person described by section 43506(3)(d) who is stationed

 

outside this state.

 

     (b) A person who meets all of the following requirements:

 

     (i) The person is a reserve component soldier, sailor, airman,

 

or marine or member of the Michigan national guard and is called to

 

federal active duty.

 

     (ii) At the time the person was called to federal active duty,

 

he or she was a resident of this state.

 

     (iii) The person is stationed outside this state.

 

     (iv) The person has maintained his or her residence in this

 

state for the purpose of obtaining a driver license or voter

 

registration, or both.