SENATE BILL No. 1390

 

 

August 9, 2006, Introduced by Senator EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1996 PA 376, entitled

 

"Michigan renaissance zone act,"

 

by amending section 9 (MCL 125.2689).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 9. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 10, an

 

individual who is a resident of a renaissance zone or a business

 

that is located and conducts business activity within a renaissance

 

zone shall receive the exemption, deduction, or credit as provided

 

in the following for the period provided under section 6(2)(b):

 

     (a) Section 39b of the single business tax act,  Act No. 228

 

of the Public Acts of 1975, being section 208.39b of the Michigan

 

Compiled Laws  1975 PA 228, MCL 208.39b. If the single business tax

 

act, 1975 PA 228, MCL 208.1 to 208.145, is repealed for tax years


 

beginning after December 31, 2007, then for tax years beginning

 

after December 31, 2007, the taxpayer may claim the credit

 

described in the economic development credit preservation act.

 

     (b) Section 31 of the income tax act of 1967,  Act No. 281 of

 

the Public Acts of 1967, being section 206.31 of the Michigan

 

Compiled Laws  1967 PA 281, MCL 206.31.

 

     (c) Section 35 of chapter 2 of the city income tax act,  Act

 

No. 284 of the Public Acts of 1964, being section 141.635 of the

 

Michigan Compiled Laws  1964 PA 284, MCL 141.635.

 

     (d) Section 5 of the city utility users tax act,  Act No. 100

 

of the Public Acts of 1990, being section 141.1155 of the Michigan

 

Compiled Laws  1990 PA 100, MCL 141.1155.

 

     (2) Except as otherwise provided in section 10, property

 

located in a renaissance zone is exempt from the collection of

 

taxes under all of the following:

 

     (a) Section 7ff of the general property tax act,  Act No. 206

 

of the Public Acts of 1893, being section 211.7ff of the Michigan

 

Compiled Laws  1893 PA 206, MCL 211.7ff.

 

     (b) Section 11 of  Act No. 198 of the Public Acts of 1974,

 

being section 207.561 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1974 PA 198,

 

MCL 207.561.

 

     (c) Section 12 of the commercial redevelopment act,  Act No.

 

255 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 207.662 of the

 

Michigan Compiled Laws  1978 PA 255, MCL 207.662.

 

     (d) Section 21c of the enterprise zone act,  Act No. 224 of

 

the Public Acts of 1985, being section 125.2121c of the Michigan

 

Compiled Laws  1985 PA 224, MCL 125.2121c.


 

     (e) Section 1 of  Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1953,

 

being section 211.181 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1953 PA 189,

 

MCL 211.181.

 

     (f) Section 12 of the technology park development act,  Act

 

No. 385 of the Public Acts of 1984, being section 207.712 of the

 

Michigan Compiled Laws  1984 PA 385, MCL 207.712.

 

     (g) Section 51105 of part 511  (commercial forests)  of the

 

natural resources and environmental protection act,  Act No. 451 of

 

the Public Acts of 1994, being section 324.51105 of the Michigan

 

Compiled Laws  1994 PA 451, MCL 324.51105.

 

     (h) Section 9 of the neighborhood enterprise zone act,  Act

 

No. 147 of the Public Acts of 1992, being section 207.779 of the

 

Michigan Compiled Laws  1992 PA 147, MCL 207.779.

 

     (i) Section 10 of the obsolete property rehabilitation act,

 

2000 PA 146, MCL 125.2790.

 

     (j) Section 10 of the commercial rehabilitation act, 2005 PA

 

210, MCL 207.850.

 

     (k) Section 5 of the tax reverted clean title act, 2003 PA

 

260, MCL 211.1025.

 

     (3) During the last 3 years that the taxpayer is eligible for

 

an exemption, deduction, or credit described in subsections (1) and

 

(2), the exemption, deduction, or credit shall be reduced by the

 

following percentages:

 

     (a) For the tax year that is 2 years before the final year of

 

designation as a renaissance zone, the percentage shall be 25%.

 

     (b) For the tax year immediately preceding the final year of

 

designation as a renaissance zone, the percentage shall be 50%.


 

     (c) For the tax year that is the final year of designation as

 

a renaissance zone, the percentage shall be 75%.