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MI Roads & Bridges

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Group for those looking into the needs of our transportation infrastructure in the State of Michigan and how best to preserve our investments in it.

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Latest Activity: Feb 14, 2012

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References, Background.

o Michigan House report on our 'Roads Crisis' (Click Here). A good publication to start with about the current needs of our Transportation infrastructure.

o It appears the majority of the current momentum is in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Transportation Committee wrote bills SB 919 and 920 that call for a 10.1% tax on the wholesale price of gas. These bills have been deferred to the Appropriations Committee.

o There is a meeting planned for Wednesday Feb 22 for this committee with an agenda item to "An Overview of the Governor's Recommendations for Transportation"

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Michigan's Road Crisis, Legislative Report.

Started by Gene Clem Feb 12, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

This is the paper that has been issued by the Michigan State House that outlines our problem. Please look it over and respond with any questions and or clarifications. We cannot solve or assist in…Continue

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Comment by Gene Clem on February 12, 2012 at 12:13am: Melanie Kurdys is heading a team to look into the situation with some business owners who will be directly effected by an increase in fuel tax, some state senators and representatives and other Tea Party activists from around the state. Envision a Tea Party position paper on the subject to be presented before committee(s).

Comment by Gene Clem on February 12, 2012 at 12:10am

Here are some questions we need to answer:

How much funding is needed?
- One time
- Continuing

Current situation
- How much comes in
- any lost or incorrectly spent?
- rumors of corruption in sales tax remittances
- other sources/priorities in spending
  - take from higher education budgets?
  - film subsidies more important?
  - Pure Michigan more important?
- What is shortfall?
Proposed solutions
- increase retail per gal tax
- move tax to a percent of wholesale price and collect there
- earmark an increase to sales tax across the board
- Re-prioritize spending?
- others?
Tea Party Recommends???