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SENATE BILL NO. 1005
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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Sec. 805. (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a
motor vehicle registration or for a replacement registration tab or
sticker may submit a state park and state-operated public boating
access site recreation passport fee to the secretary of state with
the application. Subject to subsection (7), the amount of the
recreation passport fee is as follows:
May 21, 2026, Introduced by Senators WOJNO and WEBBER and referred to Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), $10.00.
(b) For an individual who obtains a 2-year vehicle
registration under section 226(14), $20.00.
(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 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:
$[Amount] — Annual vehicle registration or renewal.
$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.
(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 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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(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 is considered to
have elected to pay the recreation passport fee regardless of
whether such an that election is indicated on the application.
(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, 803e(9), or 803f.
(6) The secretary of state shall, at least monthly, transfer
the revenue from recreation passport fees 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.
(7) For each calendar year, the 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 to the October 1
immediately preceding that calendar year, using the most recent
data available and rounded to the nearest dollar.
(8) The legislature shall annually review the amount of
revenue raised by the recreation passport fee to ensure that the
amount is appropriate for the purposes for which the recreation
passport fee is assessed and in compliance with law.
(9) If the secretary of state issues a registration tab or
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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 the individual elected to pay or not to pay a recreation
passport fee under this section is personal information for
purposes of section 40b.
(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
Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
(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 does not take effect
unless House Bill No. ____ (request no. H05342'25) of the 103rd
Legislature is enacted into law.