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• Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R) on February 19, 2008, to extend for two years the 2010 sunset on the government “Fuels of the Future Commission” whose mission is to promote research on and the use of ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable fuels, and also require the commission to report on the source of alternative fuels sold in Michigan, where alternative fuel producers here sell their products, and the impact of alternative fuels on the economy of this state (if any).
  • Referred to the Senate Agriculture and Bioeconomy Committee on February 19, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 25, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on April 16, 2008, to also require this commission to consider the impact of alternative fuels on the state environment. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 16, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on April 17, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on April 17, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Agriculture Committee on April 17, 2008.