HOUSE BILL No. 5551

 

February 17, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Ward and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1953 PA 189, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "An act to provide for the taxation of lessees and users of                 

    tax-exempt property,"                                                       

                                                                                

    by amending section 2 (MCL 211.182).                                        

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 2.  (1) Taxes levied under this act shall be assessed                  

                                                                                

2   to  such  the lessees or users of real property and shall be                

                                                                                

3   collected at the same time and in the same manner as taxes                  

                                                                                

4   assessed to owners of real property, except that such taxes                

                                                                                

5   collected under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL              

                                                                                

6   211.1 to 211.157.                                                           

                                                                                

7       (2) Taxes levied under this act shall not become a lien                     

                                                                                

8   against the property.                                                       

                                                                                

9       (3) When due,  such  taxes levied under this act shall                      

                                                                                

10  constitute a debt due from the lessee or user to the township,              

                                                                                

11  city, village, county, and school district for which the taxes              


                                                                                

1   were assessed.  and shall be recoverable by direct action of                

                                                                                

2   assumpsit.                                                                  

                                                                                

3       (4) Delinquent taxes levied under this act shall be collected               

                                                                                

4   at the same time and in the same manner as taxes levied on                  

                                                                                

5   personal property are collected under the general property tax              

                                                                                

6   act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157.