2003 House Bill 4257

House Roll Call 72: Passed

To allow a Great Lakes waterfront property owner to perform "beach maintenance activities" without a wetland permit in the area of Great Lakes riparian lands lying between the ordinary high-water mark and the water's edge, including but not limited to, manual or mechanized mowing, leveling of sand, and removal of vegetation and grooming of the top four-inches of soil. Low water levels have made it difficult for some property owners to get to the lakeshore.

64 Yeas / 43 Nays
Republican (58 Yeas / 2 Nays)
Democrat (6 Yeas / 41 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (2)