Michigan

Michigan Facts: Became the 26th state on January 26, 1837
State Abbreviation - MI
State Capital - Lansing
Largest City - Detroit
Area - 96,810 sq miles [Michigan is the 11th biggest state]
Population - 9,938,444 (as of 2000) [Michigan is the 8th most populous state in the USA, after CA, NY, TX, FL, IL, PA and OH]
Major Industries - car manufacturing, farming (corn, soybeans, wheat), timber, fishing
Major Rivers - Detroit River, Grand River, Kalamazoo River, St. Clair River, St. Marys River
Major Lakes - Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair
Highest Point - Mt. Arvon - 1,978 feet (604 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota (across Lake Superior)

Idling in Michigan Michigan is a state that is home to many different animals, people, and industries amidst natural environmental features. In Michigan, you are never more than 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes. To compliment those natural wonders are a number of inland lakes and parks. Michigan experiences a full four seasons that affect Michigan's lakes, forests, fields, and populated areas in a way where the climate is reasonably comfortable in the warmer months and usually not too extreme in the colder months. Still, this means that all the motor vehicles in Michigan experience the worst of warm and cool weather making roads difficult to maintain and put vehicles through a barrage of weather effects that can shorten their useful lifespans.

Michigan has a history of producing automobiles for the rest of the country so there are more than a few on the road in Michigan. It is home to one of the larger industrial cities in the Midwest, Detroit. With those industrial ties come a number of industrial trucks and railways to move products to the rest of the nation. Michigan also has its Great Lakes which allow for large boats and a number of leisure craft to operate. Only California and Florida have more registered watercraft. All these vehicles in operation make regulating them a challenge. The sheer number of vehicles is also staggering considering Michigan's population. Reducing the effects of idling in Michigan is a significant challenge.

The state of Michigan has a number of vehicles in operation throughout its two peninsulas. Below is a summary of the data regarding idling length and costs.

MICHIGAN IDLING ANALYSIS

	Average Hours One Vehicle Spends Idling Per Year	Total Number of Vehicles Idling	Total Hours Idling	Total Annual Fuel Consumption for Idling (Gallons)	Annual Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling	Daily Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling	Percentage of the 20 Million Barrels a Day that are Being Used to Idle
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK	2,142	92,008	163,185,980	163,185,980	16,318,598	44,708	0.224%
SCHOOL BUS	181	13,479	2,439,723	2,439,723	243,972	668	0.003%
LIGHT DUTY	30	2,415,914	72,477,426	46,385,553	2,366,610	6,484	0.032%
TOTAL ALL	2,353	2,521,401	238,103,129	212,011,256	18,929,180	51,860	0.259%

Emissions GHG CO2 TONS/YEAR
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK	1,784,436
SCHOOL BUS	26,678
LIGHT DUTY	440,738
TOTAL ALL	2,251,852

Tax Dollars Spent on Fuel for Idling in School Bus Industry
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK	N/A
SCHOOL BUS	$7,319,168
LIGHT DUTY	N/A
TOTAL ALL	$7,319,168

MICHIGAN PRO ENVIRONMENT POLITICIANS (2007)

	Office Held	Party	Comment
Conyers, John	House of Representatives	Democrat	Rated 100% by LCV*
Dingell, John	House of Representatives	Democrat	Rated 100% by LCV*
Kildee, Dale	House of Representatives	Democrat	Rated 100% by LCV*
Kilpatrick, Carolyn	House of Representatives	Republican	Rated 100% by LCV*
Levin, Sander	House of Representatives	Democrat	Rated 100% by LCV*

*League of Conservation Voters, indicating pro-environment votes (2006)

State Enforcement of 400-Pound Auxiliary Power Unit Exemption to GVW Limit: 23 CFR 658.17(n)

Allows 400lb Weight Exemption	Does not Allow 400lb Weight Exemption	Legislation Pending to Allow Exemption
YES