HOUSE BILL No. 4918


     June 12, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Nye, Gubow and Walberg and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.


        A bill to amend 1984 PA 44, entitled

   "Motor fuels quality act,"

   (MCL 290.641 to 290.650d) by adding section 5a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 5A.  IF THE TAX ON GASOLINE ENFORCED UNDER 1927 PA 150,

 2    MCL 207.101 TO 206.202, IS REPEALED AND A 1% INCREASE IN THE

 3    SALES TAX IS APPROVED BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE IN THE MANNER

 4    PROVIDED IN SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XII OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF

 5    1963, THE WHOLESALE PRICE OF GASOLINE CHARGED TO A RETAIL DEALER

 6    SHALL NOT EXCEED THE HIGHEST AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE FOR THAT

 7    GASOLINE IN THE STATES OF OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, AND WISCONSIN

 8    AS DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE TRANSPORTATION

 9    DEPARTMENT.

10         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act shall not take

11    effect unless Senate Joint Resolution _____ or House Joint


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 1    Resolution _____ (request no. 00150'97 *) becomes a part of the

 2    state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1 of article

 3    XII of the state constitution of 1963.


















































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