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 by voice vote in the Senate on June 26, 2007.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 27, 2007.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 27, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on June 27, 2007.
• Passed 102 to 4 in the House 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.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 16, 2008.