SENATE BILL No. 560

June 26, 2001, Introduced by Senators KOIVISTO, YOUNG, SMITH, MURPHY, SCOTT,

DE BEAUSSAERT, CHERRY, MILLER, LELAND, EMERSON, HART and BYRUM

and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Tourism.

A bill to amend 2000 PA 403, entitled

"Motor fuel tax act,"

(MCL 207.1001 to 207.1170) by adding section 49.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 49. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A REAL TIME

2 ENTRY DATABASE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUIRING TERMINAL OPERATORS

3 AND RETAIL GASOLINE STATIONS TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT PRICE CHANGES

4 OF GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL. THE DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE A

5 MONTHLY REPORT OF THE RESPECTIVE PRICES OF THE OIL COMPANIES

6 OPERATING GASOLINE STATIONS IN THIS STATE AND A COMPARISON OF THE

7 INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PRICES FOR THAT

8 MONTH AND FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING 2 MONTHS AND INFORMATION

9 RELATING TO PRICE LEADERSHIP BY CERTAIN COMPANIES WITHIN CERTAIN

10 GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS WITHIN THIS STATE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL

11 ANNUALLY PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AS

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1 TO POSSIBLE FUTURE TRENDS IN THE PRICING STRUCTURE OF GASOLINE

2 AND DIESEL FUEL.

3 (2) THE DATA USED TO COMPILE THE MONTHLY REPORT AND THE

4 ANNUAL ANALYSIS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION ARE EXEMPT FROM DISCLO-

5 SURE UNDER SECTION 13(1)(D) OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT,

6 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243. HOWEVER, THE MONTHLY REPORT AND THE

7 ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER

8 THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 TO

9 15.246.

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