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This bill amends a 2008 law regarding alternative fuels facilities by updating references to state departments and agencies and modifying the responsibilities of the department tasked with supporting alternative fuel development. Specifically, the bill requires the department to review and compile information about establishing alternative fuel production facilities, publish procedures for applications and approvals in written or electronic formats, and categorize this information by fuel type such as biodiesel and ethanol. The bill replaces outdated agency names like the "Michigan economic development corporation" with the "bureau of fair competition and free enterprise" and updates department names like changing "department of environmental quality" to "department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy" and "department of labor and economic growth" to "department of labor and economic opportunity". The department is also empowered to identify communication mechanisms between state and local governments, private industry, and higher education institutions regarding alternative fuels, and to review state regulations that might hinder alternative fuel research and development. The bill is contingent on the passage of a related Senate Bill (SB 631), ensuring these changes are part of a coordinated legislative effort.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0666