HOUSE BILL No. 5312

 

September 2, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Bolger and Opsommer and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending sections 819 and 821 (MCL 257.819 and 257.821), section

 

819 as amended by 2008 PA 346 and section 821 as added by 1989 PA

 

280.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 819. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,

 

revenue Revenue from the increases in fees provided in 1987 PA 232

 

shall be deposited in the transportation economic development fund

 

established in section 2 of 1987 PA 231, MCL 247.902, or used for

 

highway, road, or street projects designed primarily for the use of

 

motor vehicles using tires and shall not be appropriated for any

 

other purpose in any act making appropriations of state funds.

 

     (2) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and each


 

fiscal year thereafter, of the revenue from the increases in fees

 

provided in 1987 PA 232, $2,500,000.00 shall be deposited in the

 

state treasury and credited to the general fund, except that not

 

more than $1,000,000.00 shall be credited to the gasoline

 

inspection and testing fund established in section 8 of the motor

 

fuels quality act, 1984 PA 44, MCL 290.648.

 

     (3) Except as provided under subsection (2), for the fiscal

 

year ending September 30, 2008, of the revenue from the increases

 

in fees provided by 1987 PA 232, $13,000,000.00 shall be deposited

 

in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

 

     (4) Except as provided under subsection (2), for the fiscal

 

year ending September 30, 2009, of the revenue from the increases

 

in fees provided by 1987 PA 232, $6,000,000.00 shall be deposited

 

in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

 

     Sec. 821. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990 and

 

each fiscal year thereafter, $120,000.00 or 5% 10% of the revenue

 

from the road test fees, whichever is greater, shall be deposited

 

in the transportation economic development fund or used for

 

highway, road, or street projects designed primarily for the use of

 

motor vehicles using tires from behind-the-wheel road test fees

 

collected pursuant to section 309 in connection with the issuance

 

of a vehicle group designation or indorsement and shall not be

 

appropriated for any other purpose in any act making appropriations

 

of state funds. The balance of the revenue from these fees shall be

 

deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund

 

and shall be used to cover administrative costs of the department

 

of state associated with new duties imposed with respect to


 

commercial vehicles pursuant to Act No. 346 of the Public Acts of

 

1988 1988 PA 346.