2006 Senate Bill 1079 (Define gasohol and biodiesel in statute )

Public Act 271 of 2006

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Introduced by Sen. Cameron Brown (R) on February 23, 2006, to extend to diesel and specified alternative fuels regulations concerning the quality, storage, manufacture, delivery, and sale of gasoline; require distributors and retail dealers of diesel and alternative fuels to obtain a license for each retail outlet; and require firms selling hydrogen in Michigan to register with and be approved by the Department of Agriculture.
- 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.
Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on April 20, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on April 25, 2006.
- Referred to the House Agriculture Committee on April 25, 2006.
  - Reported in the House on May 24, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on June 21, 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 House by voice vote on June 21, 2006.
Passed in the House (103 to 1) on June 21, 2006, to extend to diesel and specified alternative fuels regulations concerning the quality, storage, manufacture, delivery, and sale of gasoline; require distributors and retail dealers of diesel and alternative fuels to obtain a license for each retail outlet; and require firms selling hydrogen in Michigan to register with and be approved by the Department of Agriculture. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on June 22, 2006.
Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on June 27, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 7, 2006.

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1) Our school buses causing a lot of pollution--cleaner fuels/buses. [by Anonymous Citizen on May 17, 2006]
Canada would appreciate it. U.S. sends them terrible air due to weather patterns.
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2) Critical to success [by Anonymous Citizen on April 5, 2006]
Thank you we need parameters! I am so happy to see the state moving on this. E-85 can ehlp so many people locally. Not to mention all the humans and creatures and plants on the planet.
Keep up the great work!
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3) 2006 Senate Bill 1079 (Define gasohol and biodiesel in statute ) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the Senate on February 23, 2006, to extend to diesel and specified alternative fuels regulations concerning the quality, storage, manufacture, delivery, and sale of gasoline; require distributors and retail dealers of diesel and alternative fuels to obtain a license for each retail outlet; and require firms selling hydrogen in Michigan to register with and be approved by the Department of Agriculture

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

(Senate Roll Call 250 at Senate Journal 36)

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