Act No. 333

Public Acts of 2008

Approved by the Governor

December 23, 2008

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 23, 2008

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 2008

STATE OF MICHIGAN

94TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

Introduced by Rep. Mayes

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5769

AN ACT to amend 2006 PA 272, entitled "An act to create a commission to investigate alternative fuels; to define certain alternative fuels; to determine certain powers and duties of the commission; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending sections 3 and 6 (MCL 290.583 and 290.586).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3. (1) The renewable fuels commission is established within the department of agriculture. The commission shall investigate and recommend strategies that the governor and the legislature may implement to promote the use of alternative fuels and encourage the use of vehicles that utilize alternative fuels. The commission shall also identify mechanisms that promote research into alternative fuels.

(2) The commission shall identify mechanisms that promote effective communication and coordination of efforts between this state and local governments, private industry, and institutes of higher education concerning the investigation, research into, and promotion of alternative fuels.

(3) The commission may also review any state regulation that may hinder the use, research, and development of alternative fuels and vehicles that are able to utilize them and recommend changes to the governor.

(4) The commission shall report on the source of alternative fuels that are sold in this state, where producers of alternative fuels located in this state sell the alternative fuels, and the impact of alternative fuels on the economy and environment of this state to establish the condition of the industry in this state.

Sec. 6. This act is repealed effective January 1, 2012.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor