Act No. 147

Public Acts of 2009

Approved by the Governor

November 19, 2009

Filed with the Secretary of State

November 19, 2009

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 2009

STATE OF MICHIGAN

95TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

Introduced by Reps. Lahti, Lindberg, McDowell, Nerat, Booher, Spade, Gonzales, Polidori, Cushingberry and Paul Scott

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4995

AN ACT 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 or item 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 publications or items produced by this state on or after the effective date of this act 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. Subsection (1) does not apply to a publication or item produced before the effective date of this act.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor