June 28, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Schuitmaker, Huizenga, Proos, Marleau, Moss, LeBlanc, Bauer and Acciavatti and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 12542 (MCL 333.12542).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12542. The owner or person in charge of a public bathing
beach
shall may provide and maintain suitable and adequate safety
and rescue equipment and suitable and adequate means of
communication
with outside sources of assistance.
, which If the
owner or person in charge of a public bathing beach provides and
maintains safety and rescue equipment or means of communication
under this section, that equipment or means of communication shall
be available and accessible at the public bathing beach when it is
open to bathers. If the owner or person in charge of a public
bathing beach provides and maintains safety and rescue equipment or
means of communication under this section, that action constitutes
the exercise or discharge of a governmental function.