HB-4579, As Passed Senate, June 30, 2011

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4579

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending section 2154 (MCL 324.2154), as amended by 2010 PA 31.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2154. (1) The treasurer or other officer charged with the

collection of taxes for an assessing district shall annually

forward a single statement of the assessment of all property for

which payment is claimed under this subpart to the respective

county by December 1. annually. The statement shall include an

itemization of the valuation and assessment for each individual

parcel for which payment is claimed under this subpart. The county

shall annually forward the statements received from all affected

assessing districts in the county to the Lansing office of the

department by December 15. annually. The Lansing office of the

department shall review each statement. Subject to subsection (2),

if the assessment has been determined according to this subpart,

the department shall authorize the state treasurer to pay the

amount of the assessment by warrant on the state treasury. The

state treasurer shall annually forward a separate payment in the

amount of the assessment to each affected assessing district in the

county by February 14. annually.

     (2) The For payments made before 2012, the aggregate amount

for all payments to all assessing districts under section 2153

shall be charged as follows:

     (a) That portion of the payment that represents an assessment

by a local school district, intermediate school district, or

community college district shall be charged against the state

school aid fund established in section 11 of article IX of the

state constitution of 1963.

     (b) The balance of any payment remaining after the charge made

in subdivision (a) shall be charged as follows:

     (i) Not more than 50% from restricted revenue sources of the

department of natural resources.

     (ii) The remaining balance after the charge under subparagraph

(i), from the general fund.

     (3) For payments made after 2011, the aggregate amount for all

payments to all assessing districts under section 2153 shall be

charged as follows:

     (a) If property for which payment is claimed was not purchased

with funds from the Michigan natural resources trust fund, payments

shall be charged as follows:

     (i) That portion of the payment that represents an assessment

by a local school district, intermediate school district, or

community college district shall be charged against the state

school aid fund established in section 11 of article IX of the

state constitution of 1963.

     (ii) The balance of any payment remaining after the charge made

in subparagraph (i) shall be charged as follows:

     (A) Not more than 50% from restricted revenue sources of the

department of natural resources.

     (B) The remaining balance after the charge under sub-

subparagraph (A), from the general fund.

     (b) If the property for which payment is claimed was purchased

with funds from the Michigan natural resources trust fund, that

portion of the payment that represents an assessment by a local

school district, intermediate school district, or community college

district shall be charged against the Michigan natural resources

trust fund and the balance of any payment remaining after that

charge shall be charged against the Michigan natural resources

trust fund.

(4) (3) If the amount available for payment to all local

assessing districts from the general fund or from any restricted

fund is less than the amount required for payment to all local

assessing districts from the general fund or from any restricted

fund, the amount available for payment to each local assessing

district shall be distributed in the same proportion from the

general fund or from any restricted fund that the required payment

to that local assessing district is to the total of all required

payments from the general fund or from any restricted fund. Except

for the 2010 state fiscal year, partial Partial payments charged

against the Michigan natural resources trust fund under subsection

(3) do not satisfy payments obligated by this state.

     (5) As used in this section, "Michigan natural resources trust

fund" means the Michigan natural resources trust fund established

in section 35 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and

provided for in section 1902.