June 2, 2005, Introduced by Senator BERNERO and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
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
3a.
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; 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. 3a. (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 of $250.00 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 impact fees as follows:
(a) Fifty percent of the 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 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 29.34.
(b) Fifty percent of the 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 29.34.