Public Act 2 of 2007

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• Introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen (R) on May 25, 2007, to prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality from collecting storm water discharge fees from a municipality that does not have an operational storm water system. This codifies the ruling in a recent court case.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on May 25, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 21, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 26, 2007, 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 June 26, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on June 27, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 27, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on June 27, 2007.
• Passed in the House (102 to 4) on December 13, 2007, to prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality from collecting storm water discharge fees from a municipality that does not have an operational storm water system. This codifies the ruling in a recent court case. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 16, 2008.