Act No. 176

Public Acts of 2004

Approved by the Governor

July 1, 2004

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 1, 2004

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2004

STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

Introduced by Reps. Shackleton, Richardville, Ehardt, Woronchak and Pastor

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5681

AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, and assessments; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," by amending sections76505 and 76507 (MCL 324.76505 and 324.76507), as added by 1995 PA 58, and by adding section 76507a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 76505. The director shall see to it that the United States flag is kept floating from the flagstaff at FortMackinac, and rules relative thereto are the same as those that have governed in that matter when the fort was in possession and occupancy by the United States troops.

Sec. 76507. Except as provided in section 76504, a person who operates a motor vehicle on land within the MackinacIsland state park without a permit is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both, plus the costs of prosecution.

Sec. 76507a. (1) A person shall not cut, peel, damage, destroy, or remove a tree or other vegetation or state property located in any park or other property under the control of the commission, without written permission from the director.

(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is civilly liable to the commission in a sum equal to triple the amount of damage, destruction, or value of the property.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor