May 26, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Lahti, Lindberg, McDowell, Nerat, Booher, Spade, Gonzales, Polidori, Cushingberry and Paul Scott and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to require all official depictions of the state of
Michigan to include both peninsulas of the state.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) Any illustration, image, or depiction of the state
of Michigan on a publication produced by a department or agency of
this state shall include both the Upper Peninsula and the Lower
Peninsula of this state.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to all documents produced by this
state for distribution to any member of the public, including, but
not limited to, maps, forms, brochures, pamphlets, and
commemorative items, and also applies to digital images made
available over the internet by any state department or agency.