Introduced
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To provide rewards of up to $10,000 to persons who materially contribute to the imposition of civil fines against violators of the state water pollution law.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one which establishes several categories of persons who would not be eligible for payment of the award. It also establishes that a person who knowingly provides false information could be ordered to pay the state for the expenses incurred as a result of the false information, or to pay the target of the false information some or all of his or her expenses, including reasonable attorney fees.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To authorize additional sanctions in those cases where an individual knowingly provides false information in an effort to get a reward, but not in those cases where a person knowingly provides false information for another reason.
The amendment passed 21 to 15 (details)
Motion to reconsider
The motion passed 22 to 16 (details)
Amendment offered
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The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
To provide rewards of up to $10,000 to persons who materially contribute to the imposition of civil fines against violators of the state water pollution law. A person who knowingly provides false information could be ordered to pay the state for the expenses incurred as a result of the false information, or to pay the target of the false information some or all of his or her expenses, including reasonable attorney fees.
Referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Tourism
