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Legislation to Remove Sunset on
Underground Storage Tank Fee Stalls in the Senate - HB 6074 is still
pending before the Senate Appropriation Committee despite funding from
it being included in the recently passed MDEQ budget for FY 2004-05 -
the bill was removed from the calendar last week. Senate Passed: In committee: Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs will meet on Tuesday (9/21) at 3:00 PM to take up SB 1148 - Authorizes military personnel to obtain from Department of Natural Resources licensing agents free hunting and fishing licenses.SB 1329 – A bill to allow the operation of snowmobiles on the right-of-way of limited access highways. HB 5055 – A bill to restrict fees under certain circumstances under the soil erosion and sedimentation control. HB 6047 – Clarifies certain compliances provisions with the joint planning process. Discussion Topic: Land Division Act-Revising Platting Procedure Transportation will meet on Tuesday (9/21) at 1:00 PM to take up: SB 899 – A bill to increase billboard permit renewal fees. SB 900 - A bill to expand the logo signing program to promote businesses related to agriculture or tourism. SB 901 – A bill to place a moratorium on the issuance of new billboard permits. . House Passed: HB 5771 – A bill to increase and revise regulation of land disposal of septage. HB 5772 – Amend sentencing guidelines for crime of knowingly making false report in domestic septage licensing application. SB 757 - This bill places penalties on landlords that fail to remediate known lead paint hazards in rental units. On the calendar: SB 953 - State; funds; loans to certain farmers for qualified agricultural energy production; provide for. SB 955 - Property tax; exemptions; methane digester and methane digester electric generating system; exempt. SB 1279 - Provide for a check-off option on income taxes for the Michigan state park endowment fund. SB 1280 – Create a citizens committee for Michigan state parks. SB 1281 – Create a gem of the parks award and a state park volunteer of the year award. HB 5441 – a bill to clarify when "feasible and prudent" alternatives should be considered to a project that will impact wetlands. An amendment was added in committee regarding when the MDEQ must issue a permit that may jeopardize Michigan's delegation of the Clean Water Act - section 404 program. HB 4106 -- Provide for state real estate transfer tax on transfer of certain manufactured homes. HB 4879 -- Provide for exemption from sales tax on used
manufactured
homes. HB 4882 -- Eliminate use tax on manufactured home sales. HB 5034 -- a bill to access mobile homes
as real property (vote taken, insufficient votes, vote reconsidered and
passed for the day - 8/4/04) HB 4358 -- To increase the length limit for trucks to 65 feet. SB 510 -- a bill to establish stormwater fees. HB 5312 -- allows hunters to donate an additional $1.00 when purchasing hunting or fishing licensing to support the sportsmen against hunger program SB 193 -- Provides for a specialty license plates for ducks unlimited In committee:
Conservation and Outdoor Recreation will meet on Wednesday (9/22) to take up: Great Lakes and Tourism is scheduled to meet on Wednesday (9/22) at 9 am for a hearing on progress on the Great Lakes Compact. Land Use and Environment will meet on Wednesday (9/22) at 8:30 AM to take up: HB 6127 - A bill to create a historical neighborhood tax increment finance authority. HB 6164, 6166, 6206 - Bills to allow a local units of governments to enter into contracts with a private developersand place restrictions on the rezoning of property. . SB 1206 – A bill to revise the housing inspection ordinance provision with enterprise zones. Submitted by: James Clift |