April 19, 2005, Introduced by Senators STAMAS, ALLEN, KUIPERS, GILBERT, VAN WOERKOM, GOSCHKA, BISHOP, HARDIMAN, CROPSEY and GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 74126.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 74126. (1) The department may enter into agreements with
other states, the federal government, and local units of government
to issue multistate recreational passes that would permit the
holder of the pass to use designated federal, state, and local
parks, recreation areas, and trailways. The department shall enter
into an agreement with each governmental entity that wishes to
participate in the multistate recreational pass program. The
agreement shall ensure that a governmental entity receives all
revenues required by law to be collected by that governmental
entity for use of a designated park, recreation area, or trailway
owned or managed by that governmental entity. In addition, the
agreement shall contain at least all of the following terms:
(a) An identification of the parks, recreation areas, and
trailways that may be used by the holder of the recreational pass.
(b) The persons by whom and locations in which the
recreational pass will be sold.
(c) The allocation and distribution of revenues generated by
the sale of recreational passes.
(2) The committee shall provide assistance to the department
in carrying out this section and shall make recommendations to the
department regarding improvements that could be made in
implementing and marketing the multistate recreational pass
program.
(3) The department shall promote the sale of multistate
recreational passes when it promotes the use of state parks,
recreation areas, and trailways. In addition, the travel bureau
created in the Michigan tourism policy act, 1945 PA 106, MCL 2.101
to 2.103a, shall promote and market multistate recreational passes
as part of its tourism marketing efforts.