SENATE BILL No. 733

 

 

September 24, 2003, Introduced by Senators McMANUS, CROPSEY and PATTERSON and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1971 PA 140, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971,"                            

                                                                                

    by amending sections 11 and 13 (MCL 141.911 and 141.913), as                

                                                                                

    amended by 2003 PA 168.                                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 11.  (1) For state fiscal years before the 1996-1997                   

                                                                                

2   state fiscal year, the department of management and budget shall            

                                                                                

3   cause to be paid during each August, November, February, and May,           

                                                                                

4   to counties on a per capita basis the collections from the state            

                                                                                

5   income tax as certified by the department of treasury for the               

                                                                                

6   quarter periods ending the prior June 30, September 30, December            

                                                                                

7   31, and March 31 that are available for distribution to and                 

                                                                                

8   retention by counties.                                                      

                                                                                

9       (2) For state fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1992               

                                                                                

10  and ending before October 1, 1996, the collections from the state           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   income tax otherwise available for distribution to counties in              

                                                                                

2   November for the quarter period ending the prior September 30               

                                                                                

3   shall be increased by $35,900,000.00 and the collections from the           

                                                                                

4   state income tax otherwise available for distribution to counties           

                                                                                

5   in August for the quarter period ending the prior June 30 shall             

                                                                                

6   be decreased by $35,900,000.00.                                             

                                                                                

7       (3) For the 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 state fiscal years, the                 

                                                                                

8   department of treasury shall cause to be paid to counties on a              

                                                                                

9   per capita basis an amount equal to 24.5% of the difference                 

                                                                                

10  between 21.3% of the sales tax collections at a rate of 4% in the           

                                                                                

11  12-month period ending June 30 of the state fiscal year in which            

                                                                                

12  the payments are made and the total distribution for the state              

                                                                                

13  fiscal year under section 12a.  Subject to section 13d, for the             

                                                                                

14  1998-1999  through 2005-2006  state fiscal year and state fiscal            

                                                                                

15  years  and for the period of October 1, 2006 through September              

                                                                                

16  30, 2007  after the 1998-1999 state fiscal year, the department             

                                                                                

17  of treasury shall cause to be paid to counties all of the                   

                                                                                

18  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

19      (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), an amount equal to               

                                                                                

20  the amount the county was eligible to receive under section 12a             

                                                                                

21  in the 1997-1998 state fiscal year.                                         

                                                                                

22      (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), an amount equal to               

                                                                                

23  25.06% of 21.3% of the sales tax collections at a rate of 4% in             

                                                                                

24  the 12-month period ending June 30 of the state fiscal year in              

                                                                                

25  which the payments are made minus the amount determined under               

                                                                                

26  subdivision (a), which remainder shall be distributed on a per              

                                                                                

27  capita basis.  If the amount appropriated under this section to             


                                                                                

1   counties is less than 25.06% of 21.3% of the sales tax rate of              

                                                                                

2   4%, any reduction made necessary by this appropriation in                   

                                                                                

3   distributions to counties shall first be applied to the                     

                                                                                

4   distribution under this subdivision.                                        

                                                                                

5       (c) For the 2002-2003 state fiscal year only, each county                   

                                                                                

6   shall receive the lesser of 96.5%, or the percentage determined             

                                                                                

7   under this subdivision, of the amount that the county would have            

                                                                                

8   received if the total available for distribution under                      

                                                                                

9   subdivisions (a) and (b) were $211,549,002.00.  The total amount            

                                                                                

10  available for distribution to all counties under this subdivision           

                                                                                

11  shall not exceed $204,144,787.00.  For the 2002-2003 state fiscal           

                                                                                

12  year, the percentage under this subdivision shall be determined             

                                                                                

13  by dividing the sum of all payments under section 10 of article             

                                                                                

14  IX of the state constitution of 1963 and $791,070,000.00 by                 

                                                                                

15  $1,515,644,218.00.  For the 2003-2004 state fiscal year only,               

                                                                                

16  each county shall receive the lesser of 97%, or the percentage              

                                                                                

17  determined under this subdivision, of the amount distributed to             

                                                                                

18  the county under this subsection for the 2002-2003 state fiscal             

                                                                                

19  year.  For the 2003-2004 state fiscal year, the percentage under            

                                                                                

20  this subdivision shall be determined by dividing the sum of all             

                                                                                

21  payments under section 10 of article IX of the state constitution           

                                                                                

22  of 1963 and $724,800,000.00 by $1,407,850,000.00 and then                   

                                                                                

23  subtracting 0.03.                                                           

                                                                                

24      (4) After September 30, 2007, 25.06% of 21.3% of the sales                  

                                                                                

25  tax collections at a rate of 4% shall be distributed to counties            

                                                                                

26  as provided by law.                                                         

                                                                                

27      (5) The payments under subsection (3) shall be made from                    


                                                                                

1   revenues collected during the state fiscal year in which the                

                                                                                

2   payments are made and shall be made during each October,                    

                                                                                

3   December, February, April, June, and August.  Payments shall be             

                                                                                

4   based on collections from the sales tax at a rate of 4% in the              

                                                                                

5   2-month period ending the prior August 31, October 31, December             

                                                                                

6   31, February 28, April 30, and June 30, and for the 1996-1997 and           

                                                                                

7   1997-1998 state fiscal years only the payments shall be reduced             

                                                                                

8   by 1/6 of the total distribution for the state fiscal year under            

                                                                                

9   section 12a.  For state fiscal years after the 1995-1996 state              

                                                                                

10  fiscal year, the collections from the sales tax otherwise                   

                                                                                

11  available for distribution to counties under subsection (3) in              

                                                                                

12  December shall be increased by $17,000,000.00 and the collections           

                                                                                

13  from the sales tax otherwise available for distribution to                  

                                                                                

14  counties under subsection (3) in April shall be decreased by                

                                                                                

15  $17,000,000.00.                                                             

                                                                                

16      Sec. 13.  (1) This subsection and subsection (2) apply to                   

                                                                                

17  distributions to cities, villages, and townships during the state           

                                                                                

18  fiscal years before the 1996-1997 state fiscal year of                      

                                                                                

19  collections from the state income tax and single business tax.              

                                                                                

20  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the department of           

                                                                                

21  treasury shall cause to be paid to each city, village, and                  

                                                                                

22  township its share, computed in accordance with the tax effort              

                                                                                

23  formula, of the following revenues:                                         

                                                                                

24      (a) During each August, November, February, and May, the                    

                                                                                

25  collections from the state income tax for the quarter periods               

                                                                                

26  ending the prior June 30, September 30, December 31, and March 31           

                                                                                

27  that are available for distribution to cities, villages, and                


                                                                                

1   townships under the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281,                    

                                                                                

2   MCL 206.1 to 206.532.                                                       

                                                                                

3       (b) The amount of the collections from the single business                  

                                                                                

4   tax available for distribution to cities, villages, and townships           

                                                                                

5   under former section 136 of the single business tax act, 1975               

                                                                                

6   PA 228.                                                                     

                                                                                

7       (2) The amount of collections of the state income tax                       

                                                                                

8   otherwise available for distribution to cities, villages, and               

                                                                                

9   townships in November, February, and May, computed in accordance            

                                                                                

10  with the tax effort formula, shall be increased by                          

                                                                                

11  $22,600,000.00.  The amount of collections otherwise available              

                                                                                

12  for distribution to cities, villages, and townships in August,              

                                                                                

13  computed in accordance with the tax effort formula, shall be                

                                                                                

14  decreased by $67,800,000.00.                                                

                                                                                

15      (3) This subsection applies to distributions to cities,                     

                                                                                

16  villages, and townships for the 1996-1997 state fiscal year.  The           

                                                                                

17  department shall cause to be paid in accordance with the tax                

                                                                                

18  effort formula an amount equal to 75.5% of the difference between           

                                                                                

19  21.3% of the sales tax collections at a rate of 4% in the                   

                                                                                

20  12-month period ending June 30 of the state fiscal year in which            

                                                                                

21  the payments are made and the total distribution for the state              

                                                                                

22  fiscal year under section 12a.                                              

                                                                                

23      (4) The department of treasury shall cause to be paid during                

                                                                                

24  the 1997-1998 state fiscal year an amount equal to 75.5% of the             

                                                                                

25  difference between 21.3% of the sales tax collections at a rate             

                                                                                

26  of 4% in the 12-month period ending June 30 of the state fiscal             

                                                                                

27  year in which the payments are made and the total distribution              


                                                                                

1   for the state fiscal year under section 12a, both of the                    

                                                                                

2   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

3       (a) To each city, village, and township, the amount of                      

                                                                                

4   collections distributed under subsection (3) to cities, villages,           

                                                                                

5   and townships for the 1996-1997 state fiscal year or its pro rata           

                                                                                

6   share of the collections if the collections are less than the               

                                                                                

7   amount of collections distributed under subsection (3) for the              

                                                                                

8   1996-1997 state fiscal year.  A city's, village's, or township's            

                                                                                

9   share of revenues under this subdivision shall be computed using            

                                                                                

10  the tax effort formula.                                                     

                                                                                

11      (b) To each city, village, and township its share of the                    

                                                                                

12  collections to the extent the total collections available for               

                                                                                

13  distribution under this subsection exceed the amount distributed            

                                                                                

14  to cities, villages, and townships under subdivision (a) for the            

                                                                                

15  fiscal year.  A city's, village's, or township's share of                   

                                                                                

16  revenues under this subdivision shall be computed on a per capita           

                                                                                

17  basis.                                                                      

                                                                                

18      (5) Subject to section 13d, for the 1998-1999 through                       

                                                                                

19  2005-2006  2003-2004 state fiscal years,  and for the period of            

                                                                                

20  October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007,  the department of              

                                                                                

21  treasury shall cause distributions determined under subsections             

                                                                                

22  (6) to (13) to be paid to each city, village, and township from             

                                                                                

23  an amount equal to 74.94% of 21.3% of the sales tax collections             

                                                                                

24  at a rate of 4% in the 12-month period ending June 30 of the                

                                                                                

25  state fiscal year in which the payments are made.  After                    

                                                                                

26  September 30,  2007  2004, 74.94% of 21.3% of sales tax                     

                                                                                

27  collections at a rate of 4% shall be distributed to cities,                 


                                                                                

1   villages, and townships  as provided by law  on a per capita                

                                                                                

2   basis.                                                                      

                                                                                

3       (6) Subject to section 13d, for the 1998-1999 through                       

                                                                                

4   2005-2006  2003-2004 state fiscal years,  and for the period of            

                                                                                

5   October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007,  except for the                 

                                                                                

6   2002-2003 and 2003-2004 state fiscal years, and except as                   

                                                                                

7   otherwise provided in subsection (15), the department of treasury           

                                                                                

8   shall cause to be paid $333,900,000.00 to a city with a                     

                                                                                

9   population of 750,000 or more as the total combined distribution            

                                                                                

10  under this act and section 10 of article IX of the state                    

                                                                                

11  constitution of 1963 as annualized for any period of less than 12           

                                                                                

12  months to that city.  For the 2002-2003 state fiscal year only,             

                                                                                

13  the total combined distribution under this subsection and                   

                                                                                

14  section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 shall            

                                                                                

15  be the lesser of $322,213,500.00 or $333,900,000.00 multiplied by           

                                                                                

16  the percentage as determined under this subsection.  For the                

                                                                                

17  2002-2003 state fiscal year, the percentage under this subsection           

                                                                                

18  shall be determined by dividing the sum of all payments under               

                                                                                

19  section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and              

                                                                                

20  $791,070,000.00 by $1,515,644,218.00.  For the 2003-2004 state              

                                                                                

21  fiscal year only, the total combined distribution under this                

                                                                                

22  subsection and section 10 of article IX of the state constitution           

                                                                                

23  of 1963 shall be the lesser of 97%, or the percentage determined            

                                                                                

24  under this subsection, of the total combined distribution under             

                                                                                

25  this subsection and section 10 of article IX of the state                   

                                                                                

26  constitution of 1963 for the 2002-2003 state fiscal year.  For              

                                                                                

27  the 2003-2004 state fiscal year, the percentage under this                  


                                                                                

1   subsection shall be determined by dividing the sum of all                   

                                                                                

2   payments under section 10 of article IX of the state constitution           

                                                                                

3   of 1963 and $724,800,000.00 by $1,407,850,000.00 and then                   

                                                                                

4   subtracting 0.03.                                                           

                                                                                

5       (7) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,                        

                                                                                

6   distributions under subsections (8) to (13) to cities, villages,            

                                                                                

7   and townships with populations of less than 750,000 shall be made           

                                                                                

8   from the amount available for distribution under this section               

                                                                                

9   that remains after the distribution under subsection (6) is                 

                                                                                

10  made.  For the 2002-2003 state fiscal year only, each city,                 

                                                                                

11  village, and township with a population of less than 750,000                

                                                                                

12  shall receive the lesser of 96.5%, or the percentage determined             

                                                                                

13  under this subsection, of the amount that the city, village, or             

                                                                                

14  township would have received if the total available for                     

                                                                                

15  distribution under subsections (8) to (13) were $363,069,728.00             

                                                                                

16  and the total available for distribution under section 10 of                

                                                                                

17  article IX of the state constitution of 1963 were                           

                                                                                

18  $607,125,488.00.  The total amount available for distribution to            

                                                                                

19  all cities, villages, and townships under this subsection shall             

                                                                                

20  not exceed $936,238,383.00.  For the 2002-2003 state fiscal year,           

                                                                                

21  the percentage under this subsection shall be determined by                 

                                                                                

22  dividing the sum of all payments under section 10 of article IX             

                                                                                

23  of the state constitution of 1963 and $791,070,000.00 by                    

                                                                                

24  $1,515,644,218.00.  For the 2003-2004 state fiscal year only,               

                                                                                

25  each city, village, and township with a population of less than             

                                                                                

26  750,000 shall receive an amount equal to the lesser of 97%, or              

                                                                                

27  the percentage determined under this subsection, of the amount              


                                                                                

1   distributed to the city, village, or township under this                    

                                                                                

2   subsection and section 10 of article IX of the state constitution           

                                                                                

3   of 1963 for the 2002-2003 state fiscal year.  For the 2003-2004             

                                                                                

4   state fiscal year, the percentage under this subsection shall be            

                                                                                

5   determined by dividing the sum of all payments under section 10             

                                                                                

6   of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and                         

                                                                                

7   $724,800,000.00 by $1,407,850,000.00 and then subtracting 0.03.             

                                                                                

8   The amount of the adjustment under this subsection shall be                 

                                                                                

9   accomplished by reducing the payments under subsections (8) to              

                                                                                

10  (13), and payments under section 10 of article IX shall not be              

                                                                                

11  reduced based on any adjustments made under this subsection.                

                                                                                

12      (8) Subject to section 13d, for the 1998-1999 through                       

                                                                                

13  2005-2006  2003-2004 state fiscal years,  and for the period of            

                                                                                

14  October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007,  for cities,                    

                                                                                

15  villages, and townships with populations of less than 750,000,              

                                                                                

16  subject to the limitations under this section, a taxable value              

                                                                                

17  payment shall be made to each city, village, and township                   

                                                                                

18  determined as follows:                                                      

                                                                                

19      (a) Determine the per capita taxable value for each city,                   

                                                                                

20  village, and township by dividing the taxable value of that city,           

                                                                                

21  village, or township by the population of that city, village, or            

                                                                                

22  township.                                                                   

                                                                                

23      (b) Determine the statewide per capita taxable value by                     

                                                                                

24  dividing the total taxable value of all cities, villages, and               

                                                                                

25  townships by the total population of all cities, villages, and              

                                                                                

26  townships.                                                                  

                                                                                

27      (c) Determine the per capita taxable value ratio for each                   


                                                                                

1   city, village, and township by dividing the statewide per capita            

                                                                                

2   taxable value by the per capita taxable value for that city,                

                                                                                

3   village, or township.                                                       

                                                                                

4       (d) Determine the adjusted taxable value population for each                

                                                                                

5   city, village, and township by multiplying the per capita taxable           

                                                                                

6   value ratio as determined under subdivision (c) for that city,              

                                                                                

7   village, or township by the population of that city, village, or            

                                                                                

8   township.                                                                   

                                                                                

9       (e) Determine the total statewide adjusted taxable value                    

                                                                                

10  population which is the sum of all adjusted taxable value                   

                                                                                

11  population for all cities, villages, and townships.                         

                                                                                

12      (f) Determine the taxable value payment rate by dividing                    

                                                                                

13  74.94% of 21.3% of the sales tax collections at a rate of 4% in             

                                                                                

14  the 12-month period ending June 30 of the state fiscal year in              

                                                                                

15  which the payments under this subsection are made by 3, and                 

                                                                                

16  dividing that result by the total statewide adjusted taxable                

                                                                                

17  value population as determined under subdivision (e).                       

                                                                                

18      (g) Determine the taxable value payment for each city,                      

                                                                                

19  village, and township by multiplying the result under                       

                                                                                

20  subdivision (f) by the adjusted taxable value population for that           

                                                                                

21  city, village, or township.                                                 

                                                                                

22      (9) Subject to section 13d, for the 1998-1999 through                       

                                                                                

23  2005-2006  2003-2004 state fiscal years,  and for the period of            

                                                                                

24  October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007,  subject to the                 

                                                                                

25  limitations under this section and except as provided in                    

                                                                                

26  subsection (14), a unit type population payment shall be made to            

                                                                                

27  each city, village, and township with a population of less than             


                                                                                

1   750,000 determined as follows:                                              

                                                                                

2       (a) Determine the unit type population weight factor for each               

                                                                                

3   city, village, and township as follows:                                     

                                                                                

4                                                                                (i) For a township with a population of 5,000 or less, the                          

                                                                                

5   unit type population weight factor is 1.0.                                  

                                                                                

6       (ii) For a township with a population of more than 5,000 but                 

                                                                                

7   less than 10,001, the unit type population weight factor is 1.2.            

                                                                                

8       (iii) For a township with a population of more than 10,000                   

                                                                                

9   but less than 20,001, the unit type population weight factor is             

                                                                                

10  1.44.                                                                       

                                                                                

11      (iv) For a township with a population of more than 20,000 but                

                                                                                

12  less than 40,001, the unit type population weight factor is                 

                                                                                

13  1.73.                                                                       

                                                                                

14      (v) For a township with a population of more than 40,000 but                

                                                                                

15  less than 80,001, the unit type population weight factor is                 

                                                                                

16  2.07.                                                                       

                                                                                

17      (vi) For a township with a population of more than 80,000,                   

                                                                                

18  the unit type population weight factor is 2.49.                             

                                                                                

19      (vii) For a village with a population of 5,000 or less, the                  

                                                                                

20  unit type population weight factor is 1.5.                                  

                                                                                

21      (viii) For a village with a population of more than 5,000 but                 

                                                                                

22  less than 10,001, the unit type population weight factor is 1.8.            

                                                                                

23      (ix) For a village with a population of more than 10,000, the                

                                                                                

24  unit type population weight factor is 2.16.                                 

                                                                                

25      (x) For a city with a population of 5,000 or less, the unit                 

                                                                                

26  type population weight factor is 2.5.                                       

                                                                                

27      (xi) For a city with a population of more than 5,000 but less                


                                                                                

1   than 10,001, the unit type population weight factor is 3.0.                 

                                                                                

2       (xii) For a city with a population of more than 10,000 but                   

                                                                                

3   less than 20,001, the unit type population weight factor is 3.6.            

                                                                                

4       (xiii) For a city with a population of more than 20,000 but                   

                                                                                

5   less than 40,001, the unit type population weight factor is                 

                                                                                

6   4.32.                                                                       

                                                                                

7       (xiv) For a city with a population of more than 40,000 but                   

                                                                                

8   less than 80,001, the unit type population weight factor is                 

                                                                                

9   5.18.                                                                       

                                                                                

10      (xv) For a city with a population of more than 80,000 but                   

                                                                                

11  less than 160,001, the unit type population weight factor is                

                                                                                

12  6.22.                                                                       

                                                                                

13      (xvi) For a city with a population of more than 160,000 but                  

                                                                                

14  less than 320,001, the unit type population weight factor is                

                                                                                

15  7.46.                                                                       

                                                                                

16      (xvii) For a city with a population of more than 320,000 but                 

                                                                                

17  less than 640,001, the unit type population weight factor is                

                                                                                

18  8.96.                                                                       

                                                                                

19      (xviii) For a city with a population of more than 640,000,                    

                                                                                

20  the unit type population weight factor is 10.75.                            

                                                                                

21      (b) Determine the adjusted unit type population for each                    

                                                                                

22  city, village, and township by multiplying the unit type                    

                                                                                

23  population weight factor for that city, village, or township as             

                                                                                

24  determined under subdivision (a) by the population of the city,             

                                                                                

25  village, or township.                                                       

                                                                                

26      (c) Determine the total statewide adjusted unit type                        

                                                                                

27  population, which is the sum of the adjusted unit type population           


                                                                                

1   for all cities, villages, and townships.                                    

                                                                                

2       (d) Determine the unit type population payment rate by                      

                                                                                

3   dividing 74.94% of 21.3% of the sales tax collections at a rate             

                                                                                

4   of 4% in the 12-month period ending June 30 of the state fiscal             

                                                                                

5   year in which the payments under this subsection are made by 3,             

                                                                                

6   and then dividing that result by the total statewide adjusted               

                                                                                

7   unit type population as determined under subdivision (c).                   

                                                                                

8       (e) Determine the unit type population payment for each city,               

                                                                                

9   village, and township by multiplying the result under subdivision           

                                                                                

10  (d) by the adjusted unit type population for that city, village,            

                                                                                

11  or township.                                                                

                                                                                

12      (10) Subject to section 13d, for the 1998-1999 through                      

                                                                                

13  2005-2006  2003-2004 state fiscal years,  and for the period of            

                                                                                

14  October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007,  subject to the                 

                                                                                

15  limitations under this section, a yield equalization payment                

                                                                                

16  shall be made to each city, village, and township with a                    

                                                                                

17  population of less than 750,000 sufficient to provide the                   

                                                                                

18  guaranteed tax base for a local tax effort not to exceed 0.02.              

                                                                                

19  The payment shall be determined as follows:                                 

                                                                                

20      (a) The guaranteed tax base is the maximum combined state and               

                                                                                

21  local per capita taxable value that can be guaranteed in a state            

                                                                                

22  fiscal year to each city, village, and township for a local tax             

                                                                                

23  effort not to exceed 0.02 if an amount equal to 74.94% of 21.3%             

                                                                                

24  of the state sales tax at a rate of 4% is distributed to cities,            

                                                                                

25  villages, and townships whose per capita taxable value is below             

                                                                                

26  the guaranteed tax base.                                                    

                                                                                

27      (b) The full yield equalization payment to each city,                       


                                                                                

1   village, and township is the product of the amounts determined              

                                                                                

2   under subparagraphs (i) and (ii):                                            

                                                                                

3                                                                                (i) An amount greater than zero that is equal to the                                

                                                                                

4   difference between the guaranteed tax base determined in                    

                                                                                

5   subdivision (a) and the per capita taxable value of the city,               

                                                                                

6   village, or township.                                                       

                                                                                

7       (ii) The local tax effort of the city, village, or township,                 

                                                                                

8   not to exceed 0.02, multiplied by the population of that city,              

                                                                                

9   village, or township.                                                       

                                                                                

10      (c) The yield equalization payment is the full yield                        

                                                                                

11  equalization payment divided by 3.                                          

                                                                                

12      (11) For the 1997-1998 through 2003-2004 state fiscal years,                

                                                                                

13  after the 1997-1998 state fiscal year,  distributions under this           

                                                                                

14  section for cities, villages, and townships with populations of             

                                                                                

15  less than 750,000 shall be determined as follows:                           

                                                                                

16      (a) For the 1998-1999 state fiscal year, the payment under                  

                                                                                

17  this section for each city, village, and township shall be the              

                                                                                

18  sum of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

19                                                                               (i) Ninety percent of the total amount available for                                

                                                                                

20  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

21  1998-1999 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

22  or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              

                                                                                

23  section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            

                                                                                

24  this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

25  receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

26  state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

27      (ii) Ten percent of the total amount available for                           


                                                                                

1   distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

2   1998-1999 state fiscal year multiplied by the percentage share of           

                                                                                

3   the distribution amounts calculated under subsections (8), (9),             

                                                                                

4   and (10).                                                                   

                                                                                

5       (b) For the 1999-2000 state fiscal year, the payment under                  

                                                                                

6   this section for each city, village, and township shall be the              

                                                                                

7   sum of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

8                                                                                (i) Eighty percent of the total amount available for                                

                                                                                

9   distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

10  1999-2000 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

11  or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              

                                                                                

12  section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            

                                                                                

13  this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

14  receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

15  state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

16      (ii) Twenty percent of the total amount available for                        

                                                                                

17  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

18  1999-2000 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

19  or township's percentage share of the distribution amounts                  

                                                                                

20  calculated under subsections (8), (9), and (10).                            

                                                                                

21      (c) For the 2000-2001 state fiscal year, the payment under                  

                                                                                

22  this section for each city, village, and township shall be the              

                                                                                

23  sum of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

24                                                                               (i) Seventy percent of the total amount available for                               

                                                                                

25  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

26  2000-2001 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

27  or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              


                                                                                

1   section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            

                                                                                

2   this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

3   receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

4   state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

5       (ii) Thirty percent of the total amount available for                        

                                                                                

6   distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

7   2000-2001 state fiscal year multiplied by the percentage share of           

                                                                                

8   the distribution amounts calculated under subsections (8), (9),             

                                                                                

9   and (10).                                                                   

                                                                                

10      (d) For the 2001-2002 state fiscal year, the payment under                  

                                                                                

11  this section for each city, village, and township shall be the              

                                                                                

12  sum of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

13                                                                               (i) Sixty percent of the total amount available for                                 

                                                                                

14  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

15  2001-2002 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

16  or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              

                                                                                

17  section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            

                                                                                

18  this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

19  receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

20  state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

21      (ii) Forty percent of the total amount available for                         

                                                                                

22  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

23  2001-2002 state fiscal year multiplied by the percentage share of           

                                                                                

24  the distribution amounts calculated under subsections (8), (9),             

                                                                                

25  and (10).                                                                   

                                                                                

26      (e) For the 2002-2003 state fiscal year, the payment under                  

                                                                                

27  this section for each city, village, and township shall be the              


                                                                                

1   sum of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) Fifty percent of the total amount available for                                 

                                                                                

3   distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

4   2002-2003 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

5   or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              

                                                                                

6   section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            

                                                                                

7   this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

8   receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

9   state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

10      (ii) Fifty percent of the total amount available for                         

                                                                                

11  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

12  2002-2003 state fiscal year multiplied by the percentage share of           

                                                                                

13  the distribution amounts calculated under subsections (8), (9),             

                                                                                

14  and (10).                                                                   

                                                                                

15      (f) For the 2003-2004 state fiscal year, the payment under                  

                                                                                

16  this section for each city, village, and township shall be the              

                                                                                

17  sum of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

18                                                                               (i) Forty percent of the total amount available for                                 

                                                                                

19  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

20  2003-2004 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

21  or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              

                                                                                

22  section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            

                                                                                

23  this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

24  receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

25  state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

26      (ii) Sixty percent of the total amount available for                         

                                                                                

27  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   


                                                                                

1   2003-2004 state fiscal year multiplied by the percentage share of           

                                                                                

2   the distribution amounts calculated under subsections (8), (9),             

                                                                                

3   and (10).                                                                   

                                                                                

4       (g) For the 2004-2005 state fiscal year, the payment under                  

                                                                                

5   this section for each city, village, and township shall be the              

                                                                                

6   sum of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) Thirty percent of the total amount available for                                

                                                                                

8   distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

9   2004-2005 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

10  or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              

                                                                                

11  section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            

                                                                                

12  this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

13  receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

14  state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

15      (ii) Seventy percent of the total amount available for                       

                                                                                

16  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

17  2004-2005 state fiscal year multiplied by the percentage share of           

                                                                                

18  the distribution amounts calculated under subsections (8), (9),             

                                                                                

19  and (10).                                                                   

                                                                                

20      (h) For the 2005-2006 state fiscal year, the payment under                  

                                                                                

21  this section for each city, village, and township shall be the              

                                                                                

22  sum of the following:                                                       

                                                                                

23                                                                               (i) Twenty percent of the total amount available for                                

                                                                                

24  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

25  2005-2006 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

26  or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              

                                                                                

27  section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            


                                                                                

1   this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

2   receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

3   state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

4       (ii) Eighty percent of the total amount available for                        

                                                                                

5   distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

6   2005-2006 state fiscal year multiplied by the percentage share of           

                                                                                

7   the distribution amounts calculated under subsections (8), (9),             

                                                                                

8   and (10).                                                                   

                                                                                

9       (i) For the period of October 1, 2006 through September 30,                 

                                                                                

10  2007, the payment under this section for each city, village, and            

                                                                                

11  township shall be the sum of the following:                                 

                                                                                

12                                                                               (i) Ten percent of the total amount available for                                   

                                                                                

13  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

14  2006-2007 state fiscal year multiplied by the city's, village's,            

                                                                                

15  or township's percentage share of the distributions under this              

                                                                                

16  section and section 12a minus the amount of a distribution under            

                                                                                

17  this section and section 12a to a city that is eligible to                  

                                                                                

18  receive a distribution under subsection (6) in the 1997-1998                

                                                                                

19  state fiscal year.                                                          

                                                                                

20      (ii) Ninety percent of the total amount available for                        

                                                                                

21  distribution under subsections (8), (9), and (10) for the                   

                                                                                

22  2006-2007 state fiscal year multiplied by the percentage share of           

                                                                                

23  the distribution amounts calculated under subsections (8), (9),             

                                                                                

24  and (10).                                                                   

                                                                                

25      (12) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for                   

                                                                                

26  state fiscal years before the 2004-2005 state fiscal year, the              

                                                                                

27  total payment to any city, village, or township under this act              


                                                                                

1   and section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963              

                                                                                

2   shall not increase by more than 8% over the amount of the payment           

                                                                                

3   under this act and section 10 of article IX of the state                    

                                                                                

4   constitution of 1963 in the immediately preceding state fiscal              

                                                                                

5   year.  From the amount not distributed because of the limitation            

                                                                                

6   imposed by this subsection, the department shall distribute an              

                                                                                

7   amount to certain cities, villages, and townships such that the             

                                                                                

8   percentage increase in the total payment under this act and                 

                                                                                

9   section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 from             

                                                                                

10  the immediately preceding state fiscal year to each of those                

                                                                                

11  cities, villages, and townships is equal to, but does not exceed,           

                                                                                

12  the percentage increase from the immediately preceding state                

                                                                                

13  fiscal year of any city, village, or township that does not                 

                                                                                

14  receive a distribution under this subsection.  This subsection              

                                                                                

15  does not apply for state fiscal years after the 2000 federal                

                                                                                

16  decennial census becomes official to a city, village, or township           

                                                                                

17  with a 10% or more increase in population from the official 1990            

                                                                                

18  federal decennial census to the official 2000 federal decennial             

                                                                                

19  census.                                                                     

                                                                                

20      (13) The percentage allocations to distributions under                      

                                                                                

21  subsections (8) to (10) pursuant to subsection (11) shall be                

                                                                                

22  calculated as if, in any state fiscal year, the amount                      

                                                                                

23  appropriated under this section for distribution to cities,                 

                                                                                

24  villages, and townships is 74.94% of 21.3% of the sales tax at a            

                                                                                

25  rate of 4%.  If the amount appropriated under this section to               

                                                                                

26  cities, villages, and townships is less than 74.94% of 21.3% of             

                                                                                

27  the sales tax at a rate of 4%, any reduction made necessary by              


                                                                                

1   this appropriation in distributions to cities, villages, and                

                                                                                

2   townships shall first be applied to the distribution under                  

                                                                                

3   subsections (8) to (10) and any remaining amount shall be applied           

                                                                                

4   to the other distributions under this section.                              

                                                                                

5       (14)  A  For state fiscal years before the 2004-2005 state                  

                                                                                

6   fiscal year, distribution under this section for a township that            

                                                                                

7   provides for or makes available fire, police on a 24-hour basis             

                                                                                

8   either through contracting for or directly employing personnel,             

                                                                                

9   water to 50% or more of its residents, and sewer services to 50%            

                                                                                

10  or more of its residents and has a population of 10,000 or more             

                                                                                

11  or a township that has a population of 20,000 or more shall  use            

                                                                                

12  be determined by using the unit type population weight factor               

                                                                                

13  under subsection (9)(a) for a city with the same population as              

                                                                                

14  the township.                                                               

                                                                                

15      (15) For a state fiscal year before the 2004-2005 state                     

                                                                                

16  fiscal year in which the sales tax collections decrease from the            

                                                                                

17  sales tax collections for the immediately preceding state fiscal            

                                                                                

18  year, the department shall reduce the amount to be distributed to           

                                                                                

19  a city with a population of 750,000 or more under subsection (6)            

                                                                                

20  by an amount determined by subtracting the amount the city is               

                                                                                

21  eligible for under section 10 of article IX of the state                    

                                                                                

22  constitution of 1963 for the state fiscal year from                         

                                                                                

23  $333,900,000.00 and multiplying that result by the same                     

                                                                                

24  percentage as the percentage decrease in sales tax collections              

                                                                                

25  for that state fiscal year as compared to sales tax collections             

                                                                                

26  for the immediately preceding state fiscal year.  This subsection           

                                                                                

27  does not apply to the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 state fiscal                  


                                                                                

1   years.                                                                      

                                                                                

2       (16) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section for                

                                                                                

3   the 1998-1999 state fiscal year, the total combined amount                  

                                                                                

4   received by each city, village, and township under this section             

                                                                                

5   and section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963              

                                                                                

6   shall not be less than the combined amount received under this              

                                                                                

7   section, section 12a, and section 10 of article IX of the state             

                                                                                

8   constitution of 1963 in the 1997-1998 state fiscal year.  The               

                                                                                

9   increase, if any, for each city, village, and township from the             

                                                                                

10  1997-1998 state fiscal year, other than a city that receives a              

                                                                                

11  distribution under subsection (6), shall be reduced by a uniform            

                                                                                

12  percentage to the extent necessary to fund distributions under              

                                                                                

13  this subsection.                                                            

                                                                                

14      (17) The payments under subsections (3), (4), and (5) shall                 

                                                                                

15  be made during each October, December, February, April, June, and           

                                                                                

16  August.  Payments under subsections (3), (4), and (5) shall be              

                                                                                

17  based on collections from the sales tax at the rate of 4% in the            

                                                                                

18  2-month period ending the prior August 31, October 31, December             

                                                                                

19  31, February 28, April 30, and June 30, and for the 1996-1997 and           

                                                                                

20  1997-1998 state fiscal years only, the payments shall be reduced            

                                                                                

21  by 1/6 of the total distribution for the state fiscal year under            

                                                                                

22  section 12a.                                                                

                                                                                

23      (18) Payments under this section shall be made from revenues                

                                                                                

24  collected during the state fiscal year in which the payments are            

                                                                                

25  made.                                                                       

                                                                                

26      (19) Distributions provided for by this act are subject to an               

                                                                                

27  annual appropriation by the legislature.