September 29, 2010, Introduced by Rep. Warren and referred to the Committee on Great Lakes and Environment.
A bill to amend 1929 PA 16, entitled
"An act to regulate the business of carrying or transporting,
buying, selling or dealing in crude oil or petroleum or its
products, through pipe lines; to authorize the use of public
highways and the condemnation of private property; to regulate the
purchase and storage of crude oil or petroleum; to provide for the
control and regulation of all corporations, associations and
persons engaged in such business, by the Michigan public utilities
commission; to define the powers and duties of the commission in
relation thereto; and to prescribe penalties for violations of the
provisions hereof,"
(MCL 483.1 to 483.11) by amending the title and by adding section
3c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An act to regulate the business of carrying or transporting,
buying, selling, or dealing in crude oil or petroleum or its
products,
through pipe lines; pipelines;
to authorize the use of
public highways and the condemnation of private property; to
regulate the purchase and storage of crude oil or petroleum; to
provide for the control and regulation of all corporations,
associations, and persons engaged in such business, by the Michigan
public
utilities service commission; to define the powers and
duties of the commission in relation thereto; to impose a fee; and
to
prescribe penalties. for violations of the provisions hereof.
Sec. 3c. (1) The owner or operator of a pipeline located in
whole or in part in this state is subject to an annual pipeline
impact fee in an amount provided by rule for each mile or portion
of a mile of pipeline. The commission shall annually assess the
owner or operator his or her pipeline impact fee. The owner or
operator of a pipeline shall pay his or her pipeline impact fee in
the manner prescribed by the commission.
(2) Upon receipt of pipeline impact fees under this section,
the commission shall distribute the pipeline impact fees as
follows:
(a) Fifty percent of the pipeline impact fee that is collected
on a pipeline shall be distributed to the county within which the
pipeline is located. If the pipeline is located in more than 1
county, 50% of the pipeline impact fee shall be distributed to
those counties, prorated based on the number of miles of the
pipeline located in each county. Revenue distributed to a county
under this subdivision is distributed for implementation of its
responsibilities under both of the following:
(i) The emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to
30.421.
(ii) The fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 to 29.33.
(b) Fifty percent of the pipeline impact fees collected shall
be forwarded to the state treasurer to be deposited into the
general fund where they shall be available for use in implementing
the state's responsibilities under both of the following:
(i) The emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to
30.421.
(ii) The fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 to 29.33.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6507(request no.
07455'10).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6506(request no.
07456'10).
(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6503(request no.
07457'10).
(d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6504(request no.
07460'10).
(e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6502(request no.
07461'10).
(f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6498(request no.
07464'10).
(g) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6499(request no.
07465'10).
(h) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6500(request no.
07468'10).
(i) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6501(request no.
07480'10).