MOBILE HOME CODE FUND H.B. 5839: FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5839 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Dave Hildenbrand
House Committee: Local Government and Urban Policy
Senate Committee: Local, Urban and State Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Mobile Home Commission Act to do the following:
-- Create the "Mobile Home Code Fund" and require money collected under the Act to be deposited in the Fund.
-- Increase the fee to title a mobile home from $45 to $90.
-- Codify nonrefundable fees for an application for plans approval, a permit for new park construction or for the expansion of an existing park, and other construction, expansion, or conversion.
-- Provide for a three-year mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park license, rather than a one-year license.
-- Codify the fees for a three-year license to operate a mobile home park or a seasonal mobile home park.
-- Provide for a three-year license, rather than a one-year license, for mobile home dealers, installers, and repairers.
-- Require the Mobile Home Commission and the Department of Community Health to promulgate rules, and require the Commission to promulgate the Mobile Home Code, after consulting with representatives of the manufactured housing industry and other interested parties.
MCL 125.2304 et al. Legislative Analyst: J.P. Finet
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would increase the fee to title mobile homes from $45 to $90. This would increase revenue available to the Bureau of Construction Codes in the Department of Labor and Economic Growth by an estimated $1.4 million annually to support mobile home regulation. For the last five years, the expenses of mobile (manufactured) home regulation have exceeded the program's revenue. A carry-forward balance has been gradually reduced to support the program; however, this balance will be exhausted by the end of FY 2005-06. The proposed increase in the title fees would bring the program budget back into balance.
The remaining fee provisions are contained in existing administrative rules.
The bill would have no fiscal impact on local government.
Date Completed: 5-4-06 Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Pratt
Maria Tyszkiewicz
floor\hb5839 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5839/0506