June 20, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Dillon, VerHeulen, Yonker, Pscholka, Singh, Zemke, Victory, Brinks, Brunner, Smiley and Cavanagh and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1951 PA 33, entitled
"An act to provide police and fire protection for townships and for
certain areas in townships, certain incorporated villages, and
certain cities; to authorize contracting for fire and police
protection; to authorize the purchase of fire and police equipment,
and the maintenance and operation of the equipment; to provide for
defraying the cost of the equipment; to authorize the creation of
special assessment districts and the levying and collecting of
special assessments; to authorize the issuance of special
assessment bonds in anticipation of the collection of special
assessments and the advancement of the amount necessary to pay such
bonds, and to provide for reimbursement for such advances by
reassessment if necessary; to authorize the collection of fees for
certain emergency services in townships and other municipalities;
to authorize the creation of administrative boards and to prescribe
their powers and duties; to provide for the appointment of traffic
officers and to prescribe their powers and duties; and to repeal
acts and parts of acts,"
(MCL 41.801 to 41.813) by adding section 6b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6b. (1) If a municipality declares that a state of
emergency exists in the municipality or if the governor declares
that a state of emergency exists in a municipality as provided in
1945 PA 302, MCL 10.31 to 10.33, and emergency and rescue services
are provided to rescue an individual during the state of emergency
for conduct by that individual that is grossly negligent, the
municipality may, subject to section 6c, charge that individual for
the cost of providing those emergency and rescue services.
(2) As used in this section, "grossly negligent" means conduct
so reckless as to demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for
whether injury results.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4857(request no.
02812'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.