2003 Senate Bill 510

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Introduced by Sen. Burton Leland (D) on May 21, 2003, to levy new storm water discharge fees on private and public wastewater treatment and other systems which discharge wastewater. The annual fees increases range from $60 to $7,000 depending on the size and type of the system. The bill would impose approximately $1.2 million in additional costs on operators of these systems. It is one of many bill authorizing fee increases which Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed to close a gap between state spending and expected revenue in the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget.
- Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on May 21, 2003.
- Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 4, 2003.
- Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on June 18, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 18, 2003.
Passed in the Senate (37 to 1) on June 18, 2003, to levy new stormwater discharge fees on private and public wastewater treatment and other systems which discharge wastewater. The annual fees increases range from $60 to $7,000 depending on the size and type of the system. The bill would impose approximately $1.2 million in additional costs on operators of these systems. It is one of many bill authorizing fee increases which Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed to close a gap between state spending and expected revenue in the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on June 18, 2003.
- Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on June 18, 2003.
  - Reported in the House on October 1, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

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1) Consumers will pay [by Ann Rock on May 23, 2003]
Every time you raise fees they will get passed on to the consumer so the cost of living goes up. Have you done the budget-slashing worked out by the Mackinac Center at mackinac.org?
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2) Fees=taxes [by Anonymous Citizen on May 23, 2003]
The storm water fees are passing the MDEQ budget cuts to the municipalities. The revenue sharing cuts have already made the cities and villages cut common services.

Its time for the state and MDEQ to take a serious look at effeciency, make adjustments, and live within their budget.
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3) 2003 Senate Bill 510 [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the Senate on May 21, 2003, to levy new stormwater discharge fees on private and public wastewater treatment and other systems which discharge wastewater. The annual fees increases range from $60 to $7,000 depending on the size and type of the system. The bill would impose approximately $1.2 million in additional costs on operators of these systems. It is one of many bill authorizing fee increases which Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed to close a gap between state spending and expected revenue in the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget

The vote was 37 in favor, 1 opposed and 0 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 252 at Senate Journal 60)

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