Water supply: quality and standards; water quality protection fee; provide for. Amends sec. 8715 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8715).
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Overview
This bill amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to establish and adjust fees for the registration of certain products, including pesticides and fertilizers. It creates a water quality protection fee for registered products, with amounts increasing annually. Additionally, it introduces fees for specialty fertilizers and soil conditioners, and a per-pound fee for fertilizer manufacturers and distributors based on nitrogen content. The collected fees will be deposited into a state fund, and the department can adjust these fees to account for inflation.
Key provisions
- Establishes an annual water quality protection fee of $270.00 per registered product.
- Increases the water quality protection fee annually, with amounts rising from 2026 to 2030.
- Imposes a $100.00 late fee for unpaid water quality protection fees.
- Adds a $100.00 fee for specialty fertilizer and soil conditioner registrations.
- Sets a per-pound fee for fertilizer sold, initially at 1.5 cents per percent of nitrogen and then transitioning to $0.0005 per pound.
- Requires fees collected to be deposited into a state fund.
- Allows the department to audit fees and adjust them based on inflation.
- Specifies that fee collection authority will be suspended if funds are used for purposes outside those outlined in the bill.
Who is affected
- Fertilizer manufacturers
- Fertilizer distributors
- Pesticide registrants
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