2002 Senate Bill 1316 ↩

House Roll Call 1081: Passed

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which replaces the previous version with one that further limits the powers of the “Michigan Next Energy Authority” (MNEA), and essentially makes it an arm of the existing Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA), which would make decisions on where to locate the alternative energy renaissance zone. Provisions in the package transferring 724 acres of state-owned land located in York Township (Washtenaw County) are removed, because local municipalities were unable to provide water to the site. Instead, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which is the parent organization of MEGA, has announced that the new site will be in downtown Detroit near Wayne State University.