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MI HB5133
Bill
Status
10/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
Peter Lucido
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Mandates bottled water operators maintain complete production records open to inspection by the state tax commission at all times.
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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.
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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