November 8, 2007, Introduced by Senators THOMAS, GLEASON, CHERRY, PRUSI, ANDERSON, BRATER, PAPPAGEORGE, BARCIA, PATTERSON, BASHAM, SWITALSKI and OLSHOVE and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled
"Aeronautics code of the state of Michigan,"
(MCL 259.1 to 259.208) by adding sections 165, 166, and 167.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 165. (1) A carrier that violates section 162 is
responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay
a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each passenger
affected.
(2) The attorney general shall enforce this act upon referral
of a complaint from the airline consumer advocate. If the attorney
general prevails in a civil action to enforce the act, the court
may award the attorney general reasonable attorney fees and
reasonable costs and expenses of the airline consumer advocate
investigation.
Sec. 166. The airline consumer advocate shall file an annual
summary report of its activities with the secretary of the senate
and the clerk of the house of representatives that contains all of
the following:
(a) The initiatives that the airline consumer advocate has
taken to improve airline services.
(b) A summary of the most serious problems encountered by
customers, including a description of the nature of those problems.
(c) An inventory of actions taken and the status and results
for the initiatives and problems identified in subdivisions (a) and
(b); or an explanation, if no action was taken.
(d) Recommendations for legislative or administrative action,
as appropriate, to resolve problems customers encounter.
(e) Other information the airline consumer advocate considers
appropriate.
Sec. 167. Nothing in this act requires a carrier, airport, or
other entity to take any action in contravention of a written
directive of the federal aviation administration or other federal
agency having jurisdiction over the entity.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect May 8,
2008.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 911
of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.