MOTORBOAT NOISE S.B. 564 (S-3): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 564 (Substitute S-3 as reported) Sponsor: Senator William Van Regenmorter Committee: Transportation and Tourism
The bill would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to prohibit a person from manufacturing, selling, or offering for sale a motorboat for use on the waters of this State unless the motorboat were equipped and maintained with an effective muffler or underwater exhaust system that complied with applicable sound levels permitted under NREPA. The bill also would delete the current provision that prohibits a person from operating a motorboat that is equipped with a cut-out, bypass, amplifier, or other similar device.
MCL 324.80156 Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 4-30-96 Fiscal Analyst: G. Cutler
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.