Bill > HB4798

This bill amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act by updating the definition of "local unit of government or public authority" to explicitly include recreational authorities. Specifically, the bill adds "recreational authority" to the list of entities that can be considered a local unit of government or public authority for the purposes of the act. The bill provides a specific definition for "recreational authority" as an authority established under the Recreational Authorities Act (2000 PA 321), which covers authorities created between counties, cities, townships, villages, or school districts with the purpose of providing public recreation. The bill is tied to another piece of legislation (House Bill 4694) and will only take effect if that companion bill is also enacted into law. This change expands the types of local government entities that can potentially participate in or benefit from provisions related to natural resources and public recreation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4798