HOUSE BILL No. 5574

 

November 5, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Geiss, Mayes, Scripps, Melton and Horn and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.

 

     A bill to amend 2006 PA 480, entitled

 

"Uniform video services local franchise act,"

 

(MCL 484.3301 to 484.3314) by adding section 15.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2010, the commission within 30

 

days after the enactment into law of any appropriation to it shall

 

ascertain the amount of the appropriation attributable to the

 

actual costs to the commission in exercising its duties under this

 

act and that amount shall be assessed against each video service

 

provider doing business in this state. Each provider shall pay a

 

portion of the total assessment in the same proportion that its

 

number of subscribers for the preceding calendar year bears to the

 

total number of video service subscribers in the state. The total

 

assessment under this section shall not exceed $1,000,000.00

 


annually.