Public Act 417 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Michelle McManus (R) on August 22, 2007, to extend the deadline for those claiming reimbursement for underground fuel tank clean ups. Money for these comes from a 7/8ths cent-per-gallon "regulatory fee" (tax) imposed on the sale of petroleum products. Originally this was used almost exclusively enderground fuel tank cleanups, but in 2004 Public Act 390 extended the 2004 sunset on the tax until 2011, and began a practice of using much of the revenue to pay for other government spending.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on August 22, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 12, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 12, 2008, 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 November 12, 2008.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on November 13, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 13, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on November 13, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on December 9, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on December 18, 2008, to extend the deadline for those claiming reimbursement for underground fuel tank clean ups. Money for these comes from a 7/8ths cent-per-gallon "regulatory fee" (tax) imposed on the sale of petroleum products. Originally this was used almost exclusively enderground fuel tank cleanups, but in 2004 Public Act 390 extended the 2004 sunset on the tax until 2011, and began a practice of using much of the revenue to pay for other government spending.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 5, 2009.