2008 House Bill 5662

Expand biodiesel and ethanol tax subsidies

Introduced in the House

Jan. 22, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Neal Nitz (R-78)

To increase from $2.5 million to $6 million in the current fiscal year only a cap on the amount of foregone motor fuel tax revenue caused by 3-cent discount on biodiesel and E-85 ethanol fuels. The <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2006-SB-1074">2006 law</a> that created the tax break required the legislature to pay a cross-subsidy from the state general fund to the Michigan transportation fund to make up the loss in road tax money, and reaching that $2.5 million cap triggers the elimination of lower tax rate.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture