“Our RICE generators play a vital role to our energy grid in the Upper Peninsula because of their reliability and affordability,” said Bohnak, R-Deerton. “With the green energy laws passed in the previous legislature soon taking effect, RICE generators will be forced to go offline. These shutdowns would happen well before the end of their natural life cycle and drastically raise energy prices for all U.P. residents and businesses. Shutting down our RICE generators will force employers, workers, and their families away from the U.P. We must continue to make the U.P. a better place to live, work, and raise a family. Without our RICE generators, that mission becomes impossible.”

“Securing long-term funding to fix and maintain our roads has basically been a pipe dream in Michigan for well over a decade now,” said Bohnak, R-Deerton. “I’m confident there is finally light at the end of a very bumpy tunnel with the plan we passed today. We know that this will not be the final roads deal – the governor and the Senate will surely jockey for some changes – but I’m proud to have played a part in the first substantive roads package to get serious consideration in years.”