September 17, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Hooker, MacGregor, Rendon, VerHeulen, Santana, Singh, Howrylak, Zorn, Franz, Johnson, Potvin, Outman, Poleski and Muxlow and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 805 (MCL 257.805), as amended by 2013 PA 82.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 805. (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a
2 motor vehicle registration or for a replacement registration tab
3 or sticker may submit a state park and state-operated public
4 boating access site passport fee to the secretary of state with
5 the application. Subject to subsection (7), the amount of the
6 recreation passport fee is as follows:
7 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), $10.00.
8 (b) For a motorcycle, $5.00.
9 (2) In addition to the requirements of section 217, an
10 application for a motor vehicle registration shall contain at
11 least the following information, in substantially the following
1 format and language, except that the amount of the recreation
2 passport fee specified shall be $5.00 for a motorcycle:
3 $[Amount] – Annual vehicle registration or renewal.
4 $10.00 – Annual authorization to use this vehicle for
5 unlimited entry into all Michigan state parks
6 and recreation areas and DNR-operated state
7 boating access sites. (Check one of the
8 boxes below.)
9 ____ I elect to pay this $10.00 fee.
10 ____ I elect not to pay this $10.00 fee.
11 This vehicle will not be used to enter the
12 facilities described above.
13 $________ – Total amount due.
14 (3) The secretary of state may revise the format and
15 language of an application for motor vehicle registration to
16 reflect the fact that, under sections 74116 and 78119 of the
17 natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,
18 MCL 324.74116 and 324.78119, payment of the recreation passport
19 fee authorizes entry into all state parks and recreation areas
20 and designated state-operated public boating access sites until
21 expiration of the motor vehicle registration.
22 (4) If the applicant applies by mail and, in addition to the
23 registration fee, the applicant pays an amount equal to the
24 recreation passport fee, the applicant shall be considered to
25 have elected to pay the recreation passport fee regardless of
26 whether such an election is indicated on the application.
27 (5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the
1 following:
2 (a) An application submitted by a dealer under section 217
3 for a vehicle sold, leased, or exchanged by the dealer.
4 (b) The issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration
5 described in section 803e(1) and exempt under section 803e(6)
6 from the registration tax or the issuance or renewal of a motor
7 vehicle registration described in section 217d, 803e(9), or 803f.
8 (6) The secretary of state shall, at least monthly, transfer
9 the revenue from recreation passport fees to the department of
10 natural resources and environment for deposit as provided in
11 section 2045 of the natural resources and environmental
12 protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2045.
13 (7) For each calendar year, the state treasurer shall adjust
14 the amounts set forth in subsection (1) by an amount determined
15 by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative percentage
16 change in the consumer price index from October 1, 2010 to the
17 October 1 immediately preceding that calendar year, using the
18 most recent data available and rounded to the nearest dollar.
19 (8) The legislature shall annually review the amount of
20 revenue raised by the recreation passport fee to ensure that the
21 amount is appropriate for the purposes for which the recreation
22 passport fee is assessed and in compliance with law.
23 (9) If the secretary of state issues a registration tab or
24 sticker for a registration plate or personalized registration
25 plate under section 224 or 803b for a motor vehicle for which a
26 recreation passport fee has been paid under this section, the tab
27 or sticker shall be marked in a distinctive manner determined by
1 the secretary of state after consultation with the director of
2 the department of natural resources and the department of state
3 police. Before discontinuing the issuance of a registration tab
4 or sticker, the secretary of state shall consult with the
5 director of the department of natural resources and establish an
6 alternative method or procedure by which the department of
7 natural resources can determine whether a recreation passport fee
8 has been paid for a motor vehicle.
9 (10) Whether or not an individual paid or indicated that he
10 or she elected to pay or not to pay a recreation passport fee
11 under this section is personal information for purposes of
12 section 40b.
13 (11) As used in this section:
14 (a) "Consumer price index" means the most comprehensive
15 index of consumer prices available for this state from the bureau
16 of labor statistics of the United States department of labor.
17 (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include a commercial motor
18 vehicle.
19 (c) "Recreation passport fee" means the state park and
20 state-operated public boating access site recreation passport fee
21 as provided for in subsection (1).
22 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect May 1,
23 2014.
24 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
25 unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4988(request no.
26 02859'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.