HOUSE BILL No. 6513

 

September 14, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Jones, Schuitmaker, Pearce, Ball, Nitz, Garfield, Hansen, Stewart, Polidori, Green and Emmons and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled

 

"Income tax act of 1967,"

 

(MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 276.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 276. (1) For tax years that begin after December 31, 2006

 

and before January 1, 2010, a taxpayer that purchases an

 

alternative fuel vehicle may claim a credit against the tax imposed

 

by this act equal to $500.00 for each alternative fuel vehicle

 

purchased in the tax year.

 

     (2) If the amount of the credit allowed under this section

 

exceeds the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year, that

 

portion of the credit that exceeds the tax liability shall be

 

refunded.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "alternative fuel vehicle" means


 

a motor vehicle that operates using a fuel blend that contains

 

between 70% and 85% denatured fuel ethanol blended with gasoline

 

suitable for use in a spark-ignition engine and that meets the

 

American society for testing and materials D-5798 specifications.