HOUSE BILL No. 4249


     February 6, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Dalman, Middleton, Jellema, Bodem, McNutt, DeVuyst, Kukuk, Varga and Olshove and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Environment and Recreation.


        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 307b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 307B.  (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DO 1 OF THE

 2    FOLLOWING WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR VALIDA-

 3    TION OF A BOATING SAFETY CERTIFICATE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD OR

 4    FOR A BOATING SAFETY LICENSE STICKER AND PRESENTS A BOATING

 5    SAFETY CERTIFICATE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD:

 6         (A) IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS A LICENSED DRIVER OF THIS STATE,

 7    ISSUE A BOATING SAFETY LICENSE STICKER TO BE APPLIED TO THE

 8    INDIVIDUAL'S DRIVER LICENSE.

 9         (B) IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT A LICENSED DRIVER, VALIDATE THE

10    PERSON'S SAFETY CERTIFICATE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.




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 1         (2) AN APPLICATION FOR VALIDATION OF A BOATING SAFETY

 2    CERTIFICATE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD OR FOR A BOATING SAFETY

 3    LICENSE STICKER SHALL BE MADE UPON A FORM FURNISHED BY THE SECRE-

 4    TARY OF STATE AND SHALL CONTAIN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

 5         (A) THE FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, AND ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE

 6    OF THE APPLICANT.

 7         (B) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATION,

 8    AGENCY, OR OTHER ENTITY FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT TOOK AN APPROVED

 9    BOATING SAFETY COURSE OR BOATING SAFETY EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION.

10         (3) THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE PROOF THAT HE OR SHE SUC-

11    CESSFULLY COMPLETED A BOATING SAFETY COURSE OR BOATING SAFETY

12    EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION.

13         (4) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

14         (A) "BOATING SAFETY CERTIFICATE" MEANS A DOCUMENT ISSUED

15    UNDER PART 801 (MARINE SAFETY) OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVI-

16    RONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80101 TO

17    324.80199, THAT CERTIFIES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL NAMED IN THE CER-

18    TIFICATE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A BOATING SAFETY COURSE OR A

19    BOATING SAFETY EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION.

20         (B) "BOATING SAFETY COURSE" MEANS A COURSE APPROVED BY THE

21    DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT PROVIDES INSTRUCTION ON THE

22    SAFE OPERATION OF A VESSEL.

23         (C) "BOATING SAFETY EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION" MEANS AN EXAMI-

24    NATION OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT CAN BE

25    TAKEN IN LIEU OF A BOATING SAFETY COURSE.

26         (D) "BOATING SAFETY IDENTIFICATION CARD" MEANS A DOCUMENT

27    ISSUED UNDER PART 801 (MARINE SAFETY) OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES



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 1    AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80101 TO

 2    324.80199, THAT CERTIFIES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL NAMED ON THE CARD

 3    HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A BOATING SAFETY COURSE OR A BOATING

 4    SAFETY EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION.
















































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