2006 House Bill 6047 ↩

Senate Roll Call 578: Passed

To create a (new) leaking underground fuel storage tank cleanup subsidy program, which would provide grants of up to $50,000 to cover up to 80 percent of the cost of a cleanup. Senate Bill 1260 authorizes the transfer of $60 million for the purpose from the state fund that receives revenue from a 7/8ths cent-per-gallon "regulatory fee" (tax) imposed on the sale of petroleum products, which was originally intended for the cleanup of underground fuel storage tanks. In 2004, <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2004-HB-6074">Public Act 390</a> extended the sunset on this motor fuel tax (previously scheduled to end on Oct. 1, 2004) until 2011, and used $43 million from the underground fuel tank cleanup fund to avoid making spending cuts in the 2005 budget.