Public Act 294 of 2012

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• Introduced by Sen. John Moolenaar (R) on November 10, 2011, to require rental boats to get government inspections annually, except for non-motorized canoes, kayaks or rafts, which would be subject to inspection every three years. Under current law, all inspections are required annually. Note: The rental boat inspection changes were enacted in House Bill 5164, and the House used this bill instead as a "vehicle" to amend a recently passed cap on state land ownership (see Senate Bill 248).
  • Referred to the Senate Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Committee on November 10, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 6, 2012, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 21, 2012, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that eliminates the inspection mandate on non-motorized rental boats. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 21, 2012.
• Passed 33 to 5 in the Senate on March 22, 2012, to eliminate a requirement that rental boats that are non-motorized, including canoes, kayaks or rafts, must get government inspections. The bill would slightly increase the fees for annual rental motorboat inspections, and revise other details of boat rental regulations.
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• Received in the House on March 22, 2012.
  • Referred to the House Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on March 22, 2012.
    • Reported in the House on July 18, 2012, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on July 18, 2012. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on July 18, 2012.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Frank Foster (R) on July 18, 2012, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that uses it as a "vehicle" to amend a recently enacted cap on the amount of acres the state can own. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on July 18, 2012.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jeff Irwin (D) on July 18, 2012, to repeal a recently enacted state land ownership cap (see Senate Bill 248). The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on July 18, 2012.
• Passed 63 to 46 in the House on July 18, 2012, to establish that a recently enacted cap on the amount of acres the state can own (see Senate Bill 248) will remain in effect only until the state adopts a “strategic plan” for state land ownership. Also, to clarify that canoes and kayaks longer than 20 feet are included in a recent repeal of inspection mandates on rental canoes and kayaks (see House Bill 5164).
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• Received in the Senate on July 18, 2012.
• Passed 28 to 9 in the Senate on July 18, 2012, to establish that a recently enacted cap on the amount of acres the state can own (see Senate Bill 248) will remain in effect only until the state adopts a “strategic plan” for state land ownership. Also, to clarify that canoes and kayaks longer than 20 feet are included in a recent repeal of inspection mandates on rental canoes and kayaks (see House Bill 5164).
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• Motion by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on July 18, 2012, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion passed 28 to 9 in the Senate on July 18, 2012.
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• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on August 1, 2012.