Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R) on February 23, 2006, to require the Michigan Strategic Fund to give gas stations $2,000 subsidies to install pumps that dispense 85 percent ethanol motor fuel ("E-85") and 5 percent biodiesel fuel, and subsidies of up to $20,000 per facility to construct a compatible fuel delivery system.
Referred to the Senate Technology and Energy Committee on February 23, 2006.
Reported in the Senate on March 30, 2006, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered in the Senate on April 19, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 19, 2006.
1) If This [by Anonymous Citizen on April 5, 2006] is such a good idea why do we need the government to subsidize it with OUR MONEY?
Get the government completely out of the way of business and watch things move quickly.
Government Isn't The Solution, It's The Problem. Reply
2) Yahooo!!! [by Anonymous Citizen on April 5, 2006] Let's get going on this!!!! Reply
3) 2006 Senate Bill 1076 (Subsidize gasohol and biodiesel pumps ) [by admin on January 1, 2001] Introduced in the Senate on February 23, 2006, to require the Michigan Strategic Fund to give gas stations $2,000 subsidies to install pumps that dispense 85 percent ethanol motor fuel ("E-85") and 5 percent biodiesel fuel, and subsidies of up to $20,000 per facility to construct a compatible fuel delivery system
The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting