September 8, 2010, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 80164a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 80164a. (1) The requirements for having a personal
flotation device and a throwable flotation device in a vessel do
not apply to a person in a rowing shell or rowing scull who is
competing as a team member in a crew event or who is practicing
with his or her team members for a crew event if another vessel is
located within 100 yards of the rowing shell or rowing scull and
that other vessel has a sufficient number of personal flotation
devices on board for use by the team members in that rowing shell
or rowing scull and, in addition, has at least 1 throwable
flotation device on board. As used in this section, "crew event"
means a competitive rowing event between members of 2 or more teams
using rowing shells or rowing sculls for transportation on water.
(2) A rule waiver under section 80164 is not required for a
person in a rowing shell or rowing scull to operate in compliance
with this section.