Frank Anderson has put a hold on his trips to Northern Michigan because gas prices have maxed him out.

" I used to try to make trips up north every other weekend or so, and now you have to limit yourself; the money has to go to pay the bills," Anderson said.

And that's the very reason Michigan House Republican Representatives introduced a plan to suspend the state sales tax on gas from Memorial Day to Labor Day. They say it's a quest to make sure summer tourism doesn't decline as gas prices rise.

"Our fear is that tax revenue for the state of Michigan, and also the economy itself will take a tremendous hit because people will be staying home instead of going on vacation this summer," said Rep. Paul Opsommer (R) DeWitt.

"This would save approximately 24 cents a gallon, and so we could save five dollars on a fill up," said Rep. Rick Jones (R) Grand Ledge.

The Michigan Department of Treasury says three quarters of Michigan's gas sales tax revenue goes towards the School Aid Fund, but Representatives say schools won't suffer.

"We will hold K12 funding and revenue sharing harmless by replacing the money with surplus money we had from last year," Jones said.

But Michigan Democrats say the new plan for the pump is just a temporary fuel fix that won't benefit drivers and could jeopardize jobs.

"This proposal would kill jobs, hurt education, and really have no impact on the gas price at the pump," said House Democratic Caucus spokesman Greg Bird.

Bird says there is no surplus from last year's budget, and that the plan cuts directly into school funding.

"There could be possible lay-offs in education jobs across the state," Bird said. "Because we would loose all of that revenue."