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MI HB4740
Bill
Status
6/8/2017
Primary Sponsor
Steven Johnson
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AI Summary
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Permits portable fuel containers manufactured in Michigan without non-generic imported parts to be labeled "made in Michigan" through stamping, engraving, or similar marking on a central part.
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Defines "portable fuel container" by reference to 40 CFR 59.680 and specifies that generic or insignificant parts like steel and plastic do not disqualify the "made in Michigan" designation.
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Declares that portable fuel containers manufactured and remaining within Michigan have not entered or substantially affected interstate commerce and are not subject to federal regulation of interstate commerce.
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Asserts that basic materials like unmachined steel and plastic are not subject to federal regulation as portable fuel containers, and that federal authority over interstate commerce in basic materials does not extend to regulating containers manufactured from those materials in Michigan.
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Effective 90 days after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Environmental protection; other; gas cans manufactured in Michigan; provide for labeling of and declare not part of interstate commerce. Creates new act.
Environmental protection: other
Last Action
Printed Joint Resolution Filed 06/08/2017
6/13/2017