{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.74104","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.74104","heading":"“Adopt-a-park” program.","body":"Sec. 74104.\n\nThe department shall establish an \"adopt-a-park\" program that will allow volunteer groups to assist state park staff in maintaining and enhancing state parks.\n\nSubject to subsection (3), volunteer groups in the adopt-a-park program may adopt any available state park and may choose any 1 or more of the following volunteer activities:\n\nSpring cleanups.\n\nEnvironmental activities.\n\nAccessibility projects.\n\nSpecial events.\n\nPark maintenance and development.\n\nPublic information and assistance.\n\nTraining.\n\nThe department shall designate the activities to be performed by a volunteer group in the adopt-a-park program. The department may provide for more than 1 volunteer group to adopt a state park.\n\nA volunteer group that wishes to participate in the adopt-a-park program shall submit an application to the department on a form provided by the department. Additionally, volunteer groups shall agree to the following:\n\nVolunteer groups shall participate in the program for at least a 2-year period.\n\nVolunteer groups shall consist of at least 6 people who are 18 years of age or older, unless the volunteer group is a school or scout organization, in which case the volunteers may be under 18 years of age.\n\nVolunteer groups shall give a total of 400 hours over a 2-year period.\n\nVolunteer groups shall comply with other reasonable requirements of the department.\n\nA state park manager may issue to volunteers who are actively working on adopt-a-park projects that last more than 1 day free camping permits if campsites are available. A state park manager may waive state park entry fees for volunteers entering state parks to work on adopt-a-park projects.\n\nThe department shall design and erect near the state park headquarters of each state park in the adopt-a-park program an adopt-a-park program sign with the name of the volunteer group's sponsoring organization listed for each volunteer group that has contributed at least 100 service hours by volunteers.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-74104","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"4e10668fa8a2556c8d6ac5257838861c7131cb3b29d9dbc172bfe5b584f3cc43","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.74103a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.74105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}