High Water, Lower Speeds: Proposed law would give Michigan law enforcement agencies authority to lower boating speed limits

Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Jan. 28, 2020, to reflect additional comments from the bill’s sponsors. The Department of Natural Resources and local municipalities could temporarily lower the maximum motorboat speed limit in Michigan waters under a new bill in Lansing. House Bill 5401, which is scheduled for a hearing in the Michigan Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor … Continue reading High Water, Lower Speeds: Proposed law would give Michigan law enforcement agencies authority to lower boating speed limits