2011 House Bill 4747

Shift road tax money from certain subsidies to road projects

Introduced in the House

June 14, 2011

Introduced by Rep. David Agema (R-74)

To no longer earmark $12 million in annual road tax money to the state “Transportation Economic Development Fund,” and instead use it for road building and repair projects. TEDF money is essentially a form of corporate subsidy in which the state pays for transportation infrastructure projects related to a particular new plant or development.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 22, 2011

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Amendment offered by Rep. Fred Durhal (D-6)

To limit the proposed fund revision to just one year.

The amendment failed by voice vote

June 23, 2011

Passed in the House 70 to 40 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 28, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

July 13, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S­2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises the fund shifts for one year only, and updates certain funding distribution formulas to reflect new population figures.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 32 to 3 (details)

To halt the planned earmark in 2012 of $12 million worth of road tax money to the state “Transportation Economic Development Fund," and instead use it for road building and repair projects. TEDF money is essentially a form of corporate subsidy in which the state pays for transportation infrastructure projects related to a particular firm's plant or development.

Received in the House

July 27, 2011