SCR19, As Adopted by Senate, September 8, 2016

            Senator Shirkey offered the following concurrent resolution:

            Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 19.

            A concurrent resolution to approve the release of money from the Roads Innovation Fund for deposit into the Michigan Transportation Fund, as provided by section 1j(5) of 1951 PA 51.

            Whereas, Section 1j of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.651j, creates a Roads Innovation Fund within the State Treasury into which the first $100,000,000.00 received and collected attributable to taxes imposed under section 8(1) of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1008, shall be annually deposited beginning in fiscal year 2016-2017; and

Whereas, Section 1j(5) of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.651j(5), provides that the Department of Transportation shall expend money from the Roads Innovation Fund only after each house of the legislature approves a one-time concurrent resolution on a record roll call vote to release money in the fund. Once released by the one-time concurrent resolution, money in the Roads Innovation Fund shall be deposited in the Michigan Transportation Fund; now, therefore, be it

            Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That we approve the release of money from the Roads Innovation Fund, as provided by section 1j(5) of 1951 PA 51.