Bill Text: MI HB6596 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration; recreation passport fee; include in renewal of vehicle registration unless applicant opts out. Amends sec. 805 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.805).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-12-11 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/06/2018 [HB6596 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6596-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6596
December 6, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Singh and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 805 (MCL 257.805), as amended by 2013 PA 82.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 805. (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a
2 motor vehicle registration or for a replacement registration tab or
3 sticker may shall submit a state park and state-operated public
4 boating access site passport fee to the secretary of state with the
5 application, unless the applicant elects not to pay the fee on his
6 or her application. Subject to subsection (7), the amount of the
7 recreation passport fee is as follows:
8 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), $10.00.
9 (b) For a motorcycle, $5.00.
10 (2) In addition to the requirements of section 217, an
1 application for a motor vehicle registration shall contain at least
2 the following information, in substantially the following format
3 and language, except that the amount of the recreation passport fee
4 specified shall be $5.00 for a motorcycle:
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$[Amount] – Annual vehicle registration or renewal. |
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$10.00 – Annual authorization to use this vehicle for |
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unlimited entry into all Michigan state parks |
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and recreation areas and DNR-operated state |
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boating access sites. (Check one of the |
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boxes below.) |
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____ I elect not to pay this $10.00 fee. |
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This vehicle will not be used to enter the |
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facilities described above. |
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$________ – Total amount due. |
16 (3) The secretary of state may revise the format and language
17 of an application for motor vehicle registration to reflect the
18 fact that, under sections 74116 and 78119 of the natural resources
19 and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.74116 and
20 324.78119, payment of the recreation passport fee authorizes entry
21 into all state parks and recreation areas and designated state-
22 operated public boating access sites until expiration of the motor
23 vehicle registration.
24 (4) If the applicant applies by mail and, in addition to the
25 registration fee, the applicant pays an amount equal to the
26 recreation passport fee, the applicant shall be considered to have
27 elected to pay the recreation passport fee regardless of whether
1 such an election is indicated on the application.
2 (4) (5) Subsections
(1) and (2) do not apply to any of the
3 following:
4 (a) An application submitted by a dealer under section 217 for
5 a vehicle sold, leased, or exchanged by the dealer.
6 (b) The issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration
7 described in section 803e(1) and exempt under section 803e(6) from
8 the registration tax or the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle
9 registration described in section 217d or 803f.
10 (5) (6) The
secretary of state shall, at least monthly,
11 transfer the revenue from recreation passport fees to the
12 department of natural resources and environment for deposit as
13 provided in section 2045 of the natural resources and environmental
14 protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2045.
15 (6) (7) For
each calendar year, the state treasurer shall
16 adjust the amounts set forth in subsection (1) by an amount
17 determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative
18 percentage change in the consumer price index Consumer Price Index
19 from October 1, 2010 to the October 1 immediately preceding that
20 calendar year, using the most recent data available and rounded to
21 the nearest dollar.
22 (7) (8) The
legislature shall annually review the amount of
23 revenue raised by the recreation passport fee to ensure that the
24 amount is appropriate for the purposes for which the recreation
25 passport fee is assessed and in compliance with law.
26 (8) (9) If
the secretary of state issues a registration tab or
27 sticker for a registration plate or personalized registration plate
1 under section 224 or 803b for a motor vehicle for which a
2 recreation passport fee has been paid under this section, the tab
3 or sticker shall be marked in a distinctive manner determined by
4 the secretary of state after consultation with the director of the
5 department of natural resources and the department of state police.
6 Before discontinuing the issuance of a registration tab or sticker,
7 the secretary of state shall consult with the director of the
8 department of natural resources and establish an alternative method
9 or procedure by which the department of natural resources can
10 determine whether a recreation passport fee has been paid for a
11 motor vehicle.
12 (9) (10) Whether
or not an individual paid or indicated that
13 he or she elected to pay or not to pay a recreation passport fee
14 under this section is personal information for purposes of section
15 40b.
16 (10) (11) As
used in this section:
17 (a) "Consumer price index" Price Index" means the most
18 comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state
19 from the bureau Bureau
of labor statistics Labor Statistics of the
20 United States department Department of labor.Labor.
21 (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include a commercial motor
22 vehicle.
23 (c) "Recreation passport fee" means the state park and state-
24 operated public boating access site recreation passport fee as
25 provided for in subsection (1).
26 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
27 after the date it is enacted into law.
