HOUSE BILL No. 5583

 

February 19, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Milosch, Tobocman and Sak and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "General sales tax act,"                                                    

                                                                                

    (MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4h.                                

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4h.  (1) Beginning January 1, 2004 through December 31,                

                                                                                

2   2006, a person subject to the tax under this act may exclude from           

                                                                                

3   the gross proceeds used for the computation of the tax not more             

                                                                                

4   than $1,000.00 of sales of tangible property for a solar, wind,             

                                                                                

5   or water energy conversion device used to supply converted solar,           

                                                                                

6   wind, or water energy for heating, cooling, or electrifying an              

                                                                                

7   existing or new residential or commercial building.                         

                                                                                

8       (2) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

9       (a) "Solar, wind, or water energy conversion device" means a                

                                                                                

10  mechanism or series of mechanisms designed primarily to collect,            

                                                                                

11  convert, transfer, or store for future use solar, wind, or water            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   energy for the purposes of heating, cooling, or electric supply             

                                                                                

2   but not those parts of a heating, cooling, or electric supply               

                                                                                

3   system that would be required regardless of the energy source               

                                                                                

4   being utilized.                                                             

                                                                                

5       (b) "Water energy conversion device" includes only those                    

                                                                                

6   devices that utilize the temperature differences between low and            

                                                                                

7   high water levels.                                                          

                                                                                

8       (3) For the purposes of this section, "commercial building"                 

                                                                                

9   excludes any building owned by a corporation that has as any part           

                                                                                

10  of its business the designing or building of solar, wind, or                

                                                                                

11  water energy conversion devices for resale.