February 23, 2006, Introduced by Senators JELINEK, BROWN, PATTERSON, CROPSEY, BISHOP, BIRKHOLZ, TOY, KUIPERS, SIKKEMA, HAMMERSTROM, GARCIA, GOSCHKA, VAN WOERKOM, JOHNSON, OLSHOVE, LELAND, SCHAUER, CHERRY and THOMAS and referred to the Committee on Technology and Energy.
A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled
"Michigan strategic fund act,"
(MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094) by adding section 78.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 78. (1) The fund shall create and administer a matching
grant program to provide incentives to owners and operators of
service stations to convert existing fuel delivery systems and to
create new fuel delivery systems designed to provide E85 fuel and
biodiesel fuel blends.
(2) The matching grant program shall provide grants that shall
not exceed the following:
(a) Fifty percent of the costs to convert an existing fuel
delivery system to provide E85 fuel and biodiesel fuel blends, not
to exceed $2,000.00 per facility.
(b) Fifty percent of the new construction costs to create a
fuel delivery system to provide E85 fuel and biodiesel fuel blends,
not to exceed $20,000.00 per facility.