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2009 House Bill 5678: Transfer road tax money to other purposes
Public Act 160 of 2010
Introduced by Rep. Lee Gonzales (D) on December 10, 2009
To transfer $5.7 million from the state “Comprehensive Transportation Fund” (from which subsidies to public transportation systems are paid), and use the money instead to avoid reductions in non-transportation state spending in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. See also House Bill 5679 (which transfers money from another source into the CTF). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on December 10, 2009
Reported in the House on June 30, 2010
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on July 1, 2010
To increase the transfer to $10 million, and use the money for road projects.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on July 1, 2010
Received in the Senate on July 21, 2010
Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 21, 2010
Reported in the Senate on July 28, 2010
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 17, 2010