REPEAL DARK SKY PRESERVE SUNSET - S.B. 430 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 430 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Bev Hammerstrom
Committee: Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to repeal the sunset date on Part 751, which establishes outdoor lighting requirements within State-owned land at Lake Hudson designated as a dark sky preserve area. Currently, Part 751 is scheduled to expire on June 10, 2003.
Under Part 751, the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) must ensure that outdoor lighting within a dark sky preserve is not installed unless necessary for safety, security, or the reasonable use and enjoyment of property within the preserve. The NRC must ensure that outdoor lighting within a dark sky preserve does not unreasonably interfere with nighttime activities that require darkness, including the enjoyment of the night sky, nighttime photography, and wildlife photography.
Part 751 also requires the NRC to ensure that all outdoor lighting within a dark sky preserve is directed downward; all lighting is provided by fully shielded fixtures, whenever possible; and outdoor lighting fixtures are motion sensor fixtures, and not fixtures that remain lighted during all hours of darkness.
MCL 324.75106 - Legislative Analyst: N. Nagata
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 10-18-01 - Fiscal Analyst: P. GrahamFloor\sb430 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.state.mi.us/sfa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.