| 1 | 1 | | SENATE BILL NO. 280 A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending section 805 (MCL 257.805), as amended by 2021 PA 96. the people of the state of michigan enact: |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE BILL NO. 280 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled |
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| 7 | 7 | | "Michigan vehicle code," |
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| 9 | 9 | | by amending section 805 (MCL 257.805), as amended by 2021 PA 96. |
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| 11 | 11 | | the people of the state of michigan enact: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sec. 805. (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration or for a replacement registration tab or sticker may shall submit a state park and state-operated public boating access site Michigan state parks recreation passport fee to the secretary of state with the application. Subject to subsection (7), (6), the amount of the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee is as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) or (c), this subsection, $10.00. (b) For a motorcycle, $5.00. (c) (b) For an individual who obtains a 2-year vehicle registration under section 226(14), $20.00.2 times the amount in subdivision (a) or (b), as applicable. (c) For a motorcycle, $5.00. (2) In addition to the requirements of section 217, an application for a motor vehicle registration must contain at least the following information, in substantially the following format and language, except that the amount of the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee specified must be $20.00 for a vehicle registered for 2 years under section 226(14) and $5.00 for a motorcycle:the amount calculated under subsections (1) and (6), as applicable: $[Amount] ? Annual vehicle Vehicle registration or renewal.and $[Amount] recreation passport, provides year-round vehicle entry into all Michigan state parks and recreation areas and designated boating access site. $10.00 ? Annual authorization to use this vehicle for unlimited entry into all Michigan state parks and recreation areas and DNR-operated state boating access sites. (Check one of the boxes below.) ____ I elect to pay this $10.00 fee. ____ I elect not to pay this $10.00 fee. This vehicle will not be used to enter the facilities described above. $________ ? Total amount due. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (3) The secretary of state may revise the format and language of an application for motor vehicle registration to reflect the fact that, under sections 74116 and 78119 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.74116 and 324.78119, payment of the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee authorizes entry into all state parks and recreation areas and designated state-operated public boating access sites until expiration of the motor vehicle registration. (4) If the applicant applies by mail and, in addition to the registration fee, the applicant pays an amount equal to the recreation passport fee, the applicant shall be considered to have elected to pay the recreation passport fee regardless of whether such an election is indicated on the application. (4) (5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the following: (a) An application submitted by a dealer under section 217 for a vehicle sold, leased, or exchanged by the dealer. (b) The issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration described in section 803e(1) and exempt under section 803e(6) from the registration tax or the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration described in section 217d or 803f. (c) The issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration described in section 801(1)(f). (5) (6) The secretary of state shall, at least monthly, transfer the revenue collected from the Michigan state parks recreation passport fees fee to the department of natural resources for deposit as provided in section 2045 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2045. (6) (7) For Not later than August 1 of each calendar year, the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 state treasurer shall adjust the amounts set forth in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative percentage change in the Consumer Price Index from October 1, 2010 2025 to the October 1 immediately preceding that calendar year, using the most recent data available and rounded to the nearest dollar. (7) (8) The legislature shall annually review the amount of revenue raised by the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee to ensure that the amount is appropriate for the purposes for which the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee is assessed and in compliance with law. (9) If the secretary of state issues a registration tab or sticker for a registration plate or personalized registration plate under section 224 or 803b for a motor vehicle that had a recreation passport fee paid under this section, the tab or sticker must be marked in a distinctive manner determined by the secretary of state after consultation with the director of the department of natural resources and the department of state police. Before discontinuing the issuance of a registration tab or sticker, the secretary of state shall consult with the director of the department of natural resources and establish an alternative method or procedure the department of natural resources can use to determine whether a recreation passport fee has been paid for a motor vehicle. (10) Whether or not an individual paid or indicated that he or she elected to pay or not to pay a recreation passport fee under this section is personal information for purposes of section 40b. (8) (11) As used in this section: (a) "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state from the Bureau of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. (b) "Michigan state parks recreation passport fee" means the state park and state-operated public boating access site recreation passport fee as provided for in subsection (1). (c) (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include a commercial motor vehicle. (c) "Recreation passport fee" means the state park and state-operated public boating access site recreation passport fee as provided for in subsection (1). Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October 1, 2025. Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 281 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Sec. 805. (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration or for a replacement registration tab or sticker may shall submit a state park and state-operated public boating access site Michigan state parks recreation passport fee to the secretary of state with the application. Subject to subsection (7), (6), the amount of the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee is as follows: |
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| 89 | 89 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) or (c), this subsection, $10.00. |
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| 91 | 91 | | (b) For a motorcycle, $5.00. |
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| 93 | 93 | | (c) (b) For an individual who obtains a 2-year vehicle registration under section 226(14), $20.00.2 times the amount in subdivision (a) or (b), as applicable. |
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| 95 | 95 | | (c) For a motorcycle, $5.00. |
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| 97 | 97 | | (2) In addition to the requirements of section 217, an application for a motor vehicle registration must contain at least the following information, in substantially the following format and language, except that the amount of the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee specified must be $20.00 for a vehicle registered for 2 years under section 226(14) and $5.00 for a motorcycle:the amount calculated under subsections (1) and (6), as applicable: |
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| 99 | 99 | | $[Amount] ? Annual vehicle Vehicle registration or renewal.and $[Amount] recreation passport, provides year-round vehicle entry into all Michigan state parks and recreation areas and designated boating access site. |
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| 100 | 100 | | $10.00 ? Annual authorization to use this vehicle for |
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| 101 | 101 | | unlimited entry into all Michigan state parks |
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| 102 | 102 | | and recreation areas and DNR-operated state |
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| 103 | 103 | | boating access sites. (Check one of the |
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| 104 | 104 | | boxes below.) |
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| 105 | 105 | | ____ I elect to pay this $10.00 fee. |
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| 106 | 106 | | ____ I elect not to pay this $10.00 fee. |
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| 107 | 107 | | This vehicle will not be used to enter the |
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| 108 | 108 | | facilities described above. |
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| 109 | 109 | | $________ ? Total amount due. |
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| 113 | 113 | | $[Amount] |
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| 115 | 115 | | ? Annual vehicle Vehicle registration or renewal.and $[Amount] recreation passport, provides year-round vehicle entry into all Michigan state parks and recreation areas and designated boating access site. |
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| 117 | 117 | | $10.00 |
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| 119 | 119 | | ? Annual authorization to use this vehicle for |
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| 121 | 121 | | unlimited entry into all Michigan state parks |
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| 123 | 123 | | and recreation areas and DNR-operated state |
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| 125 | 125 | | boating access sites. (Check one of the |
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| 127 | 127 | | boxes below.) |
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| 129 | 129 | | ____ I elect to pay this $10.00 fee. |
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| 131 | 131 | | ____ I elect not to pay this $10.00 fee. |
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| 133 | 133 | | This vehicle will not be used to enter the |
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| 135 | 135 | | facilities described above. |
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| 137 | 137 | | $________ |
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| 139 | 139 | | ? Total amount due. |
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| 199 | 199 | | (3) The secretary of state may revise the format and language of an application for motor vehicle registration to reflect the fact that, under sections 74116 and 78119 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.74116 and 324.78119, payment of the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee authorizes entry into all state parks and recreation areas and designated state-operated public boating access sites until expiration of the motor vehicle registration. |
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| 201 | 201 | | (4) If the applicant applies by mail and, in addition to the registration fee, the applicant pays an amount equal to the recreation passport fee, the applicant shall be considered to have elected to pay the recreation passport fee regardless of whether such an election is indicated on the application. |
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| 203 | 203 | | (4) (5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the following: |
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| 205 | 205 | | (a) An application submitted by a dealer under section 217 for a vehicle sold, leased, or exchanged by the dealer. |
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| 207 | 207 | | (b) The issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration described in section 803e(1) and exempt under section 803e(6) from the registration tax or the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration described in section 217d or 803f. |
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| 209 | 209 | | (c) The issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration described in section 801(1)(f). |
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| 211 | 211 | | (5) (6) The secretary of state shall, at least monthly, transfer the revenue collected from the Michigan state parks recreation passport fees fee to the department of natural resources for deposit as provided in section 2045 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2045. |
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| 213 | 213 | | (6) (7) For Not later than August 1 of each calendar year, the |
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| 273 | 273 | | state treasurer shall adjust the amounts set forth in subsection (1) by an amount determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative percentage change in the Consumer Price Index from October 1, 2010 2025 to the October 1 immediately preceding that calendar year, using the most recent data available and rounded to the nearest dollar. |
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| 275 | 275 | | (7) (8) The legislature shall annually review the amount of revenue raised by the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee to ensure that the amount is appropriate for the purposes for which the Michigan state parks recreation passport fee is assessed and in compliance with law. |
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| 277 | 277 | | (9) If the secretary of state issues a registration tab or sticker for a registration plate or personalized registration plate under section 224 or 803b for a motor vehicle that had a recreation passport fee paid under this section, the tab or sticker must be marked in a distinctive manner determined by the secretary of state after consultation with the director of the department of natural resources and the department of state police. Before discontinuing the issuance of a registration tab or sticker, the secretary of state shall consult with the director of the department of natural resources and establish an alternative method or procedure the department of natural resources can use to determine whether a recreation passport fee has been paid for a motor vehicle. |
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| 279 | 279 | | (10) Whether or not an individual paid or indicated that he or she elected to pay or not to pay a recreation passport fee under this section is personal information for purposes of section 40b. |
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| 281 | 281 | | (8) (11) As used in this section: |
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| 315 | 315 | | (b) "Michigan state parks recreation passport fee" means the state park and state-operated public boating access site recreation passport fee as provided for in subsection (1). |
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| 317 | 317 | | (c) (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include a commercial motor vehicle. |
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| 319 | 319 | | (c) "Recreation passport fee" means the state park and state-operated public boating access site recreation passport fee as provided for in subsection (1). |
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| 321 | 321 | | Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October 1, 2025. |
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| 323 | 323 | | Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 281 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law. |
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