Lawmakers return after long summer break, introduce nearly 100 bills
LANSING — After being away from Lansing for most of the summer, lawmakers returned last week and got right to work by introducing nearly 100 bills — including two that already have been vetoed once by Gov. Rick Snyder.
A bill that would eliminate the requirement that cities and villages pay for a portion of road repairs on state highways passed nearly unanimously in the Legislature earlier this year. But Snyder vetoed it because he said he felt it would create a patchwork of funding mechanisms for road repairs in the state.
State Sen. Marty Knollenberg, R-Troy, reintroduced the bill last week in the hopes that a compromise could be reached, relieving some 45 communities in the state of big price tags for road repairs. Cities, especially in Oakland County where a giant $1-billion project on I-75 is under way, are facing bills of up to $9 million to help pay for a project that they don't necessarily support.
State Rep. Pete Pettalia, R-Presque Isle, also reintroduced a bill vetoed by Snyder that would limit the use of aftermarket auto parts that aren't made by the original car maker.
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