AB 942

Under current law, the operation of a motor vehicle, including an all-terrain

vehicle, is prohibited in or on a navigable body of water or on the exposed bed of a body

of water. Exemptions to this prohibition include operating a motor vehicle on a

frozen body of water, while crossing a stream, or in conjunction with an agricultural

activity.

This bill creates an additional exemption authorizing the operation of a motor

vehicle on the exposed beds of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, and other waters

that are part of or connect to these lakes (outlying waters), in order to destroy or

prevent the spread of the invasive species

Phragmites australis

if the operation of the

motor vehicle is in compliance with certain requirements. These requirements

include that the operation of the motor vehicle be limited to mowing or the

application of herbicides and that the motor vehicle be operated only on the exposed

bed when it is dry and only between the period beginning on August 1st and ending

on the following March 15th.