January 17, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Constan, Young, Clemente, Vagnozzi and Polidori and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1962 PA 199, entitled
"Ski area safety act of 1962,"
by amending sections 21 and 24 (MCL 408.341 and 408.344), section
21 as amended and section 24 as added by 1981 PA 86.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 21. (1) A skier shall conduct himself or herself within
the limits of his or her individual ability and shall not act or
ski in a manner that may contribute to his or her injury or to the
injury of any other person. A skier shall be the sole judge of his
or her ability to negotiate a track, trail, or slope.
(2) While in a ski area, a skier or passenger shall not do any
of the following:
(a)
Board a ski lift which that
has been designated as closed.
(b)
Wilfully Willfully board or embark upon, or disembark
from, a ski lift, except at an area designated for those purposes.
(c) Intentionally drop, throw, or expel an object from a ski
lift while riding on the lift.
(d)
Do any act which that interferes with the running or
operation
of a ski lift, such as including, but not limited to, :
swinging or bouncing on an aerial lift, attempting to contact
supporting towers, machinery, guides, or guards while riding on a
ski lift; or skiing out of the designated ski track on a surface
lift or tow.
(e) Use a ski lift, unless the skier or passenger has the
ability to use the lift safely without instruction on use of the
lift by a ski area owner, manager, operator, or employee, or unless
the skier or passenger requests and receives instruction before
entering the boarding area of the ski lift.
(f) Use a ski lift or ski without properly engaging and using
ski restraining devices, brakes, or restraining straps.
(3) A skier shall wear a helmet on his or her head while on a
ski slope. If the skier is a minor, the minor's parent shall ensure
that the minor wears the helmet while on a ski slope. The helmet
shall comply with the American society for testing and materials
standard F2040-02, standard specification for helmets used for
recreational snow sports.
Sec.
24. (1) A skier, or passenger, who violates this act, or
an
operator who violates this act shall
be is liable for that the
portion
of the loss or damage resulting that
results from that the
violation.
(2) A skier or, if the skier is a minor, the parent of a skier
who violates section 21(3) is responsible for a state civil
infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than
$100.00.