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9/01/05-With prices at the pump shooting toward $3 per gallon and with no signs of stopping there, Democrats in the Michigan House are pushing a package of bills intended to drive down the cost of diesel and gasoline by decreasing the state’s reliance on foreign fuel.
House Democrats are expected to draft and introduce the six-bill package within weeks.
Their bills would, among other measures, give tax incentives to fuel stations in the state who buy equipment that enables them to sell biodiesel or fuel ethanol; require that all fuel stations to offer fuel with at least 10 percent ethanol content; require biodiesel to comprise 5 percent of diesel fuel; and encourage the state fleet of vehicles to use biodiesel vehicles.
House Democrats are expected to draft and introduce the six-bill package within weeks.
Their bills would, among other measures, give tax incentives to fuel stations in the state who buy equipment that enables them to sell biodiesel or fuel ethanol; require that all fuel stations to offer fuel with at least 10 percent ethanol content; require biodiesel to comprise 5 percent of diesel fuel; and encourage the state fleet of vehicles to use biodiesel vehicles.