SENATE BILL No. 786

 

 

October 22, 2003, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, BIRKHOLZ, BRATER, BISHOP, GOSCHKA, GEORGE, HARDIMAN, STAMAS, McMANUS, BROWN, TOY, CROPSEY and GILBERT and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to establish security practices for certain persons                        

                                                                                

    involved in the retail or wholesale sale or use of certain                  

                                                                                

    fertilizers; to provide certain powers and duties for certain               

                                                                                

    state agencies; and to provide for immunity from liability under            

                                                                                

    certain circumstances.                                                      

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the                    

                                                                                

2   "anhydrous ammonia security act".                                           

                                                                                

3       Sec. 3.  As used in this act:                                               

                                                                                

4       (a) "Anhydrous ammonia" means an inorganic compound that does               

                                                                                

5   not contain water and consists of 1 nitrogen atom and 3 hydrogen            

                                                                                

6   atoms.                                                                      

                                                                                

7       (b) "Commission" means the commission of agriculture.                       

                                                                                

8       (c) "End user" means the person actually using anhydrous                    

                                                                                

9   ammonia for a legal purpose.                                                

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (d) "GAAMPS" means generally accepted agricultural and                      

                                                                                

2   management practices established by the commission under section            

                                                                                

3   5.                                                                          

                                                                                

4       (e) "Seller" means a person selling anhydrous ammonia at                    

                                                                                

5   wholesale or retail to an end user.                                         

                                                                                

6       Sec. 5.  (1) By June 1, 2004, the commission shall issue                    

                                                                                

7   proposed GAAMPS regarding the security of anhydrous ammonia in              

                                                                                

8   the possession of sellers and end users in this state.                      

                                                                                

9       (2) In establishing the GAAMPS, the commission shall give due               

                                                                                

10  consideration to available department of agriculture information            

                                                                                

11  and written recommendations from the Michigan state university              

                                                                                

12  college of agriculture and natural resources extension, the                 

                                                                                

13  department of state police, local law enforcement agencies, the             

                                                                                

14  department of homeland security, and other professional and                 

                                                                                

15  industry organizations.                                                     

                                                                                

16      Sec. 7.  The commission shall work with the department of                   

                                                                                

17  treasury to facilitate the filing for the income tax credit for             

                                                                                

18  expenditures and expenses made by sellers and end users relating            

                                                                                

19  to implementing the security measures contained in the GAAMPS.              

                                                                                

20      Sec. 9.  (1) A seller or end user storing, securing, or                     

                                                                                

21  protecting anhydrous ammonia in compliance with the GAAMPS is               

                                                                                

22  immune from tort liability for an injury to a person or damage to           

                                                                                

23  property caused by the storing, securing, or protecting of                  

                                                                                

24  anhydrous ammonia.                                                          

                                                                                

25      (2) A seller or end user storing, securing, or protecting                   

                                                                                

26  anhydrous ammonia in compliance with the GAAMPs is immune from              

                                                                                

27  tort liability for an injury to a person or damage to property              


                                                                                

1   caused by a person committing a larceny, attempting to commit a             

                                                                                

2   larceny, or obtaining or using, or attempting to obtain or use,             

                                                                                

3   anhydrous ammonia in a manner contrary to law.  The immunity from           

                                                                                

4   tort liability under this subsection includes immunity from                 

                                                                                

5   liability for an injury to any other person or damage to property           

                                                                                

6   of any other person who is not the person committing a larceny,             

                                                                                

7   attempting to commit a larceny, or obtaining, using, or                     

                                                                                

8   attempting to obtain or use anhydrous ammonia in a manner                   

                                                                                

9   contrary to law.                                                            

                                                                                

10      (3) Failure of a seller or end user to store, secure, or                    

                                                                                

11  protect anhydrous ammonia in compliance with the GAAMPs does not,           

                                                                                

12  by itself, create tort liability for an injury to any person or             

                                                                                

13  damage to any property caused by the storing, securing, or                  

                                                                                

14  protecting of anhydrous ammonia and does not create tort                    

                                                                                

15  liability for an injury to any other person or damage to property           

                                                                                

16  of any other person who is not the person committing a larceny,             

                                                                                

17  attempting to commit a larceny, or obtaining, using, or                     

                                                                                

18  attempting to obtain or use anhydrous ammonia in a manner                   

                                                                                

19  contrary to law.                                                            

                                                                                

20      (4) Evidence of the failure of a seller or end user to store,               

                                                                                

21  secure, or protect anhydrous ammonia in compliance with the                 

                                                                                

22  GAAMPS is not admissible in an action for an injury to any person           

                                                                                

23  or damage to any property caused by the storing, securing, or               

                                                                                

24  protecting of anhydrous ammonia and is not admissible in an                 

                                                                                

25  action for an injury to any other person or damage to property of           

                                                                                

26  any other person who is not the person committing a larceny,                

                                                                                

27  attempting to commit a larceny, or obtaining, using, or                     


                                                                                

1   attempting to obtain or use anhydrous ammonia in a manner                   

                                                                                

2   contrary to law.                                                            

                                                                                

3       (5) This section applies to any cause of action that accrues                

                                                                                

4   after the effective date of this act.                                       

                                                                                

5       Sec. 11.  This act takes effect January 31, 2004.