HOUSE BILL No. 6182
June 13, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Bernero, Schauer and Dennis and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology. 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 pro- ducts, through pipe lines; to authorize the use of public high- ways 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 utili- ties commission; to define the powers and duties of the commis- sion in relation thereto; and to prescribe penalties for viola- tions of the provisions hereof," (MCL 483.1 to 483.11) by adding section 3a. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 3A. (1) THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A PIPELINE LOCATED IN 2 WHOLE OR IN PART IN THIS STATE IS SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL PIPELINE 3 IMPACT FEE OF $20,000.00 FOR EACH MILE OR PORTION OF A MILE OF 4 PIPELINE. THE COMMISSION SHALL ANNUALLY ASSESS THE OWNER OR 5 OPERATOR HIS OR HER PIPELINE IMPACT FEE. THE OWNER OR OPERATOR 03442'01 JCB 2 1 OF A PIPELINE SHALL PAY HIS OR HER PIPELINE IMPACT FEE IN THE 2 MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSION. 3 (2) UPON RECEIPT OF PIPELINE IMPACT FEES UNDER THIS SECTION, 4 THE COMMISSION SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE IMPACT FEES AS FOLLOWS: 5 (A) FIFTY PERCENT OF THE IMPACT FEE THAT IS COLLECTED ON 6 EACH MILE OR PORTION OF A MILE OF A PIPELINE THAT IS LOCATED 7 WITHIN A COUNTY SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THAT COUNTY FOR IMPLEMEN- 8 TATION OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: 9 (i) THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 TO 10 30.421. 11 (ii) THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 TO 12 29.34. 13 (B) FIFTY PERCENT OF THE IMPACT FEES COLLECTED SHALL BE FOR- 14 WARDED TO THE STATE TREASURER TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL 15 FUND WHERE THEY SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN IMPLEMENTING THE 16 STATE'S RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: 17 (i) THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 TO 18 30.421. 19 (ii) THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 TO 20 29.34. 03442'01 Final page. JCB