In Michigan, Michigan Advance reported that members of the Michigan House and Senate on took up last week a set of mirrored proposals to establish incentives to produce more SAF. Representative Jerry Neyer (R-Shepherd), who sponsored House Bills 4424 and 4425, told members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that his legislation is aimed at bringing Michigan into the SAF supply chain. If passed, Neyer said the bills would grant farmers access to another revenue stream and encourage the expansion of ethanol production facilities and the construction of fuel blending facilities, according to the report. Senator Joe Bellino (R-Monroe), who sponsored the Senate’s package alongside Senator Sam Singh (D-East Lansing), explained to members of the Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee that the bills would simply allow aviation companies who choose to use the fuels to claim a tax credit. “It’s not a mandate. It’s an open thing that if Delta [Airlines] wants to do it, Delta can get a tax break on how much fuel they buy and how much they decrease their CO2,” Bellino said.
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