Public Act 181 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Howard Walker (R) on February 14, 2006, to give the Mackinac Island state park commission the authority to accept gifts and sell property. The property would have to be sold for fair market value unless the new owner agreed to keep it open to the public.
  • Referred to the House Conservation, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on February 14, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on April 20, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on April 26, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on April 26, 2006.
• Passed 105 to 0 in the House on April 27, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 2, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on May 2, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 18, 2006, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on May 24, 2006, to give the Mackinac Island state park commission the authority to accept gifts and sell property. The property would have to be sold for fair market value unless the new owner agreed to keep it open to the public.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Motion by Rep. Chris Ward (R) on May 24, 2006, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion passed 106 to 0 in the House on May 24, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 6, 2006.