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MI HB5133

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/18/2017

Primary Sponsor

Peter Lucido

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Michigan bottled water excise tax act" imposing a 5-cent per gallon excise tax on bottled drinking water produced in Michigan under safe drinking water permits.

  • Requires bottled water operators to submit monthly reports to the Department of Treasury by the 25th of each month detailing production volumes and pay the applicable excise tax.

  • Mandates bottled water operators maintain complete production records open to inspection by the state tax commission at all times.

  • Authorizes the Department of Treasury to administer the tax under the 1941 Tax Administration Act and empowers the Attorney General to seek injunctions against non-compliant operators.

  • Directs all tax revenue collected to be deposited in the state treasury in a restricted account designated exclusively for infrastructure improvements.

Legislative Description

Taxation; excise taxes; excise tax on water bottlers; provide for, and earmark revenue. Creates new act.

Water: quality

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/18/2017

10/19/2017

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources10/18/2017

Full Bill Text

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