Michigan Votes Forum

fairly stoopid approach, unless of course the bill prevents your credit card company from charging the retailer the 3% service charge. It actually costs the retailer every time someone charges the purchase, so its only fair to give a cash discount.

Not sure if the yard clipping will decompose in a low oxygen situation like being buried in a landfill. Hope the House yes voters looked into that. If the yard clipping do not break down, then they are just using precious landfill space and this bill is just a money grab from the landfills. I hope the Senate looks into this issue before voting if the

Its too bad the fees for late report are still at that level for the Final Assessment Report. Those fees were specifically in the law because MUSTFA said right to the senator's face that the money will be there so the owners can define the extent of contamination within a year. For some sites, one year is awfully fast and can go through a lot of

Really, you want to stick the DEQ with expalining the rationale in which the LEGLISATORS had (State of Federal) when they passed the law???

"random sampling process for selecting targets for routine inspections" - once random becomes routine, is it random anymore?? Why??

The legislator should have a better understanding of the process and how it works. They are full time legislators, they, at least the committee, should have the time and understanding. This sounds like a waste of money.

Good thought, but I think there is a better way of handling it than to put the burden on the tax payer. More details after the election but it involves the water sheds and state of environmental emergencies. Minimal cost to the state...

"Preliminary Assessment"??? It should read "an assessment in complaince with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's All Appropriate Inquiry, or better known as a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment."

so the michigan consitution does not matter to those in favor. gas tax for road only, unless no one pays attention.

MICH CONSTITUTION - "§ 9 Use of specific taxes on fuels for transportation purposes; authorization of indebtedness and issuance of obligations. Sec. 9. All specific taxes, except general sales and use taxes and regulatory fees, imposed directly or indirectly on fuels sold or used to propel motor vehicles upon highways and to propel aircraft