Public Act 57 of 2005

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• Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R) on January 25, 2005, to establish start dates for air pollution nonattainment area offsets. This relates to a federal finding that a large section of western Michigan may be forced to undertake drastic pollution reduction strategies as a result of pollution drifting east from Chicago. The “offsets” are pollution “credits” that may be purchased by a facility where emissions reductions are difficult, from one that has already reduced or eliminated emissions.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on January 25, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on April 28, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 3, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that also requires the Department of Environmental Quality to provide information about the offsets on its web site. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 3, 2005.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on May 4, 2005, to establish start dates for air pollution nonattainment area offsets, and require the Department of Environmental Quality to provide information about the offsets on its web site. This relates to a federal finding that a large section of western Michigan may be forced to undertake drastic pollution reduction strategies as a result of pollution drifting east from Chicago. The “offsets” are pollution “credits” that may be purchased by a facility where emissions reductions are difficult, from one that has already reduced or eliminated emissions.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on May 4, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment Committee on May 4, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on June 2, 2005, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 104 to 0 in the House on June 16, 2005, to establish start dates for air pollution nonattainment area offsets, and require the Department of Environmental Quality to provide information about the offsets on its web site. This relates to a federal finding that a large section of western Michigan may be forced to undertake drastic pollution reduction strategies as a result of pollution drifting east from Chicago. The “offsets” are pollution “credits” that may be purchased by a facility where emissions reductions are difficult, from one that has already reduced or eliminated emissions.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 21, 2005.
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 30, 2005.