SENATE BILL No. 32

January 30, 2001, Introduced by Senators NORTH, GOSCHKA, BULLARD and SHUGARS

and referred to the Committee on Finance.

A bill to amend 1929 PA 48, entitled

"An act levying a specific tax to be known as the severance tax

upon all producers engaged in the business of severing oil and

gas from the soil; prescribing the method of collecting the tax;

requiring all producers of such products or purchasers thereof to

make reports; to provide penalties; to provide exemptions and

refunds; to prescribe the disposition of the funds so collected;

and to exempt those paying such specific tax from certain other

taxes,"

(MCL 205.301 to 205.317) by adding section 14b.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 14B. THE REVENUE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 14(B) SHALL BE

2 USED BY THE COUNTY, CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWNSHIP ONLY FOR THE FOL-

3 LOWING PURPOSES:

4 (A) ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

5 (B) PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.

6 (C) RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED OR DAMAGED LAND.

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1 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

2 effect unless Senate Bill No. 31

3 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

4 law.

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