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• Introduced by Sen. Alan Sanborn (R) on November 6, 2003, to double to $200 million the amount of Great Lakes Water Quality bonds that the state is authorized to sell in a single year. The bond revenue supports loans for local water pollution control projects, septic system upgrades and other projects. A ballot proposal creating this $1 billion program was adopted in November, 2002 by the voters.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on November 6, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 13, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 13, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which includes a provision that, in order to ensure a competitive bidding process, would require the Department of Environmental Quality to consider the availability of the workforce to conduct sewage treatment, storm water, and nonpoint source projects. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 13, 2003.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on November 13, 2003.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 2, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on December 2, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on December 9, 2003, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.