SENATE BILL No. 1197

 

 

March 11, 2008, Introduced by Senators BARCIA, BIRKHOLZ, PAPPAGEORGE, KAHN, KUIPERS, SANBORN, VAN WOERKOM, GILBERT, ALLEN, OLSHOVE, GLEASON, RICHARDVILLE, CROPSEY and BROWN and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled

 

"General sales tax act,"

 

(MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4gg.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4gg. The sale of a renewable fuel vehicle is exempt from

 

the sales tax at the additional rate of 2% approved by the electors

 

on March 15, 1994. As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Alternative fuel", "biodiesel", "biomass fuel", and

 

"ethanol" mean those terms as defined in section 2 of the renewable

 

fuels commission act, 2006 PA 272, MCL 290.582.

 

     (b) "Renewable fuel" means alternative fuel, biodiesel,

 

biomass fuel, or ethanol.

 

     (c) "Renewable fuel vehicle" means a motor vehicle powered by

 


renewable fuel.