HOUSE BILL No. 4849

 

May 24, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Jackson and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 8317 (MCL 324.8317), as amended by 2003 PA 82;

 

and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 8317. (1) An application submitted under this part shall

 

be accompanied by the following application fee:

 

     (a) For a commercial applicator certification, $75.00.

 

     (b) For a private agricultural applicator certification,

 

$50.00. if paid on October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2007, and

 

$10.00 if paid through September 30, 2003 or after September 30,

 

2007.

 

     (c) For a commercial registered applicator, $45.00.

 


     (d) For a private registered applicator, $50.00. if paid on

 

October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2007, and $10.00 if paid

 

through September 30, 2003 or after September 30, 2007.

 

     (2) Certificates for commercial applicators, private

 

agricultural applicators, and registered applicators shall be valid

 

for a period of time of not less than 3 years to be established by

 

rule by the director.

 

     (3) The license application fee for a commercial applicator

 

license is $100.00. The license shall expire on December 31

 

annually.

 

     (4) The registration application fee for the registration of

 

pesticides sold, offered, exposed for sale, or distributed is

 

$40.00 per product.

 

     (5) The license application fee for a restricted use pesticide

 

dealer's license is $100.00. The license shall expire annually on

 

December 31.

 

     (6) Application fees submitted under this section are not

 

refundable.

 

     (7) The department shall deposit license fees and

 

administrative fines received under this part in the agriculture

 

licensing and inspection fees fund created in section 4 of 1969 PA

 

287, MCL 287.334, to be used pursuant to appropriation by the

 

director in administering and carrying out those duties required by

 

law under this part.

 

     (8) Every 3 years, the department by order may adjust the fee

 

schedule in this section by an amount determined by the state

 

treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the

 


Detroit consumer price index over the 3-year period. An adjustment

 

under this subsection shall not exceed 5% even if the amount

 

determined by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative annual

 

percentage change over the 3-year period is more than 5%. As used

 

in this subsection, "Detroit consumer price index" means the most

 

comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit

 

area from the bureau of labor statistics of the United States

 

department of labor.

 

     Enacting section 1. Section 8318 of the natural resources and

 

environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.8318, is

 

repealed.