SB-0973, As Passed Senate, September 16, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 973

A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled

"Michigan business tax act,"

by amending section 435 (MCL 208.1435), as amended by 2007 PA 216.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 435. (1) A qualified taxpayer with a rehabilitation plan

certified after December 31, 2007 or a qualified taxpayer that has

a rehabilitation plan certified before January 1, 2008 under

section 39c of former 1975 PA 228 for the rehabilitation of an

historic resource for which a certification of completed

rehabilitation has been issued after the end of the taxpayer's last

tax year may credit against the tax imposed by this act the amount

determined pursuant to subsection (2) for the qualified

expenditures for the rehabilitation of an historic resource

pursuant to the rehabilitation plan in the year in which the

certification of completed rehabilitation of the historic resource

is issued. ~~provided that the certification of completed~~

~~rehabilitation was issued not more than 5 years after the~~

~~rehabilitation plan was certified by the Michigan historical~~

~~center.~~ Only those expenditures that are paid or incurred during

the time periods prescribed for the credit under section 47(a)(2)

of the internal revenue code and any related treasury regulations

shall be considered qualified expenditures.

(2) The credit allowed under this ~~section~~ subsection shall be

25% of the qualified expenditures that are eligible, or would have

been eligible except that the taxpayer entered into an agreement

under subsection (13), for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the

internal revenue code if the taxpayer is eligible for the credit

under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code or, if the

taxpayer is not eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of

the internal revenue code, 25% of the qualified expenditures that

would qualify under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code

except that the expenditures are made to an historic resource that

is not eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the

internal revenue code, subject to both of the following:

(a) A taxpayer with qualified expenditures that are eligible

for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code

may not claim a credit under this section for those qualified

expenditures unless the taxpayer has claimed and received a credit

for those qualified expenditures under section 47(a)(2) of the

internal revenue code or the taxpayer has entered into an agreement

under subsection (13).

(b) A credit under this ~~section~~ subsection shall be reduced by

the amount of a credit received by the taxpayer for the same

qualified expenditures under section 47(a)(2) of the internal

revenue code.

(3) To be eligible for the credit under ~~this section~~

subsection (2), the taxpayer shall apply to and receive from the

Michigan historical center certification that the historic

significance, the rehabilitation plan, and the completed

rehabilitation of the historic resource meet the criteria under

subsection (6) and either of the following:

(a) All of the following criteria:

(i) The historic resource contributes to the significance of

the historic district in which it is located.

(ii) Both the rehabilitation plan and completed rehabilitation

of the historic resource meet the federal secretary of the

interior's standards for rehabilitation and guidelines for

rehabilitating historic buildings, 36 CFR part 67.

(iii) All rehabilitation work has been done to or within the

walls, boundaries, or structures of the historic resource or to

historic resources located within the property boundaries of the

property.

(b) The taxpayer has received certification from the national

park service that the historic resource's significance, the

rehabilitation plan, and the completed rehabilitation qualify for

the credit allowed under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue

code.

(4) If a qualified taxpayer is eligible for the credit allowed

under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, the qualified

taxpayer shall file for certification with the center to qualify

for the credit allowed under section 47(a)(2) of the internal

revenue code. If the qualified taxpayer has previously filed for

certification with the center to qualify for the credit allowed

under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, additional

filing for the credit allowed under this section is not required.

(5) The center may inspect an historic resource at any time

during the rehabilitation process and may revoke certification of

completed rehabilitation if the rehabilitation was not undertaken

as represented in the rehabilitation plan or if unapproved

alterations to the completed rehabilitation are made during the 5

years after the tax year in which the credit was claimed. The

center shall promptly notify the department of a revocation.

(6) Qualified expenditures for the rehabilitation of an

historic resource may be used to calculate the credit under this

section if the historic resource meets 1 of the criteria listed in

subdivision (a) and 1 of the criteria listed in subdivision (b):

(a) The resource is 1 of the following during the tax year in

which a credit under this section is claimed for those qualified

expenditures:

(i) Individually listed on the national register of historic

places or state register of historic sites.

(ii) A contributing resource located within an historic

district listed on the national register of historic places or the

state register of historic sites.

(iii) A contributing resource located within an historic

district designated by a local unit pursuant to an ordinance

adopted under the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL

399.201 to 399.215.

(b) The resource meets 1 of the following criteria during the

tax year in which a credit under this section is claimed for those

qualified expenditures:

(i) The historic resource is located in a designated historic

district in a local unit of government with an existing ordinance

under the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to

399.215.

(ii) The historic resource is located in an incorporated local

unit of government that does not have an ordinance under the local

historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, and

has a population of less than 5,000.

(iii) The historic resource is located in an unincorporated

local unit of government.

(iv) The historic resource is located in an incorporated local

unit of government that does not have an ordinance under the local

historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, and is

located within the boundaries of an association that has been

chartered under 1889 PA 39, MCL 455.51 to 455.72.

(v) The historic resource is subject to a historic

preservation easement.

(7) If For projects for which a certificate of completed

rehabilitation is issued before January 1, 2009, if a qualified

taxpayer is a partnership, limited liability company, or subchapter

S corporation, the qualified taxpayer may assign all or any portion

of a credit allowed under this section to its partners, members, or

shareholders, based on the partner's, member's, or shareholder's

proportionate share of ownership or based on an alternative method

approved by the department. A credit assignment under this

subsection is irrevocable and shall be made in the tax year in

which a certificate of completed rehabilitation is issued. A

qualified taxpayer may claim a portion of a credit and assign the

remaining credit amount. A partner, member, or shareholder that is

an assignee shall not subsequently assign a credit or any portion

of a credit assigned to the partner, member, or shareholder under

this subsection. A credit amount assigned under this subsection may

be claimed against the partner's, member's, or shareholder's tax

liability under this act or under the income tax act of 1967, 1967

PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.532. A credit assignment under this

subsection shall be made on a form prescribed by the department.

The qualified taxpayer and assignees shall ~~send~~ attach a copy of

the completed assignment form to the department in the tax year in

which the assignment is made and attach a copy of the completed

assignment form to the annual return required to be filed under

this act for that tax year.

(8) For projects for which a certificate of completed

rehabilitation is issued after December 31, 2008, a qualified

taxpayer may assign all or any portion of the credit allowed under

this section. A credit assignment under this subsection is

irrevocable and shall be made in the tax year in which a

certificate of completed rehabilitation is issued. A qualified

taxpayer may claim a portion of a credit and assign the remaining

amount. If the qualified taxpayer both claims and assigns portions

of the credit, the qualified taxpayer shall claim the portion it

claims in the tax year in which a certificate of completed

rehabilitation is issued pursuant to this section. An assignee may

subsequently assign the credit or any portion of the credit

assigned under this subsection to 1 or more assignees. An

assignment or subsequent reassignment of a credit can be made in

the year the certificate of completed rehabilitation is issued. A

credit assignment or subsequent reassignment under this section

shall be made on a form prescribed by the department. The

department or its designee shall review and issue a completed

assignment or reassignment certificate to the assignee or

reassignee. A credit amount assigned under this subsection may be

claimed against the assignees' tax under this act or under the

income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 TO 206.532. An

assignee or subsequent reassignee shall attach a copy of the

completed assignment certificate to the annual return required to

be filed under this act or under the income tax act of 1967, 1967

PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.532, for the tax year in which the

assignment or reassignment is made and the assignee or reassignee

first claims the credit, which shall be the same tax year.

(9) ~~(8)~~ If the credit allowed under this section for the tax

year and any unused carryforward of the credit allowed by this

section exceed the taxpayer's tax liability for the tax year, that

portion that exceeds the tax liability for the tax year shall not

be refunded but may be carried forward to offset tax liability in

subsequent tax years for 10 years or until used up, whichever

occurs first. An unused carryforward of a credit under section 39c

of former 1975 PA 228 that was unused at the end of the last tax

year for which former 1975 PA 228 was in effect may be claimed

against the tax imposed under this act for the years the

carryforward would have been available under section 39c of former

1975 PA 228. For projects for which a certificate of completed

rehabilitation is issued after December 31, 2008 and for which the

credit amount allowed is less than $250,000.00, a qualified

taxpayer may elect to forgo the carryover period and receive a

refund of the amount of the credit that exceeds the qualified

taxpayer's tax liability. The amount of the refund shall be equal

to 90% of the amount of the credit that exceeds the qualified

taxpayer's tax liability. An election under this subsection shall

be made in the year that a certificate of completed rehabilitation

is issued and shall be irrevocable.

(10) ~~(9) If~~ For tax years beginning before January 1, 2009, if

the taxpayer sells an historic resource for which a credit was

claimed under this section or under section 39c of former 1975 PA

228 less than 5 years after the year in which the credit was

claimed, the following percentage of the credit amount previously

claimed relative to that historic resource shall be added back to

the tax liability of the taxpayer in the year of the sale:

(a) If the sale is less than 1 year after the year in which

the credit was claimed, 100%.

(b) If the sale is at least 1 year but less than 2 years after

the year in which the credit was claimed, 80%.

after the year in which the credit was claimed, 60%.

(d) If the sale is at least 3 years but less than 4 years

after the year in which the credit was claimed, 40%.

(e) If the sale is at least 4 years but less than 5 years

after the year in which the credit was claimed, 20%.

(f) If the sale is 5 years or more after the year in which the

credit was claimed, an addback to the taxpayer's tax liability

shall not be made.

(11) ~~(10) If~~ For tax years beginning before January 1, 2009,

if a certification of completed rehabilitation is revoked under

subsection (5) less than 5 years after the year in which a credit

was claimed under this section or under section 39c of former 1975

PA 228, the following percentage of the credit amount previously

claimed relative to that historic resource shall be added back to

the tax liability of the taxpayer in the year of the revocation:

(a) If the revocation is less than 1 year after the year in

which the credit was claimed, 100%.

(b) If the revocation is at least 1 year but less than 2 years

after the year in which the credit was claimed, 80%.

years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 60%.

(d) If the revocation is at least 3 years but less than 4

years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 40%.

(e) If the revocation is at least 4 years but less than 5

years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 20%.

(f) If the revocation is 5 years or more after the year in

which the credit was claimed, an addback to the taxpayer's tax

liability shall not be made.

(12) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (13), for

tax years beginning after December 31, 2008, if a certificate of

completed rehabilitation is revoked under subsection (5) or (22) or

is sold or disposed of less than 5 years after the historic

resource is placed in service as defined in section 47(b)(1) of the

internal revenue code and related treasury regulations, the

following percentage of the credit amount previously claimed

relative to that historic resource shall be added back to the tax

liability of the qualified taxpayer that received the certificate

of completed rehabilitation and not the assignee in the year of the

revocation:

(a) If the revocation is less than 1 year after the historic

resource is placed in service, 100%.

(b) If the revocation is at least 1 year but less than 2 years

after the historic resource is placed in service, 80%.

years after the historic resource is placed in service, 60%.

(d) If the revocation is at least 3 years but less than 4

years after the historic resource is placed in service, 40%.

(e) If the revocation is at least 4 years but less than 5

years after the historic resource is placed in service, 20%.

(f) If the revocation is at least 5 years or more after the

historic resource is placed in service, an add back to the

qualified taxpayer tax liability shall not be required.

(13) Subsection (12) shall not apply if the qualified taxpayer

enters into a written agreement with the state historic

preservation office that will allow for the transfer or sale of the

historic resource and provides the following:

(a) Reasonable assurance that subsequent to the transfer the

property will remain a historic resource during the 5-year period

after the historic resource is placed in service.

(b) A method that the department can recover an amount from

the taxpayer equal to the appropriate percentage of credit added

back as described under subsection (12).

sold or transferred, stating that the property must remain a

historic resource throughout the 5-year period after the historic

resource is placed in service.

(d) A provision for the payment by the taxpayer of all legal

and professional fees associated with the drafting, review, and

recording of the written agreement required under this subsection.

(14) ~~(11)~~ The department of history, arts, and libraries

through the Michigan historical center may impose a fee to cover

the administrative cost of implementing the program under this

section.

(15) ~~(12)~~ The qualified taxpayer shall attach all of the

following to the qualified taxpayer's annual return required under

this act or under the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL

206.1 to 206.532, if applicable, on which the credit is claimed:

(a) Certification of completed rehabilitation.

(b) Certification of historic significance related to the

historic resource and the qualified expenditures used to claim a

credit under this section.

assignee has assigned any portion of a credit allowed under this

section ~~to a partner, member, or shareholder~~ or if the taxpayer is

an assignee of any portion of a credit allowed under this section.

(16) ~~(13)~~ The department of history, arts, and libraries shall

promulgate rules to implement this section pursuant to the

administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to

24.328.

(17) ~~(14)~~ The total of the credits claimed under ~~this section~~

subsection (2) and section 266 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967

PA 281, MCL 206.266, for a rehabilitation project shall not exceed

25% of the total qualified expenditures eligible for the credit

under ~~this section~~ subsection (2) for that rehabilitation project.

(18) ~~(15)~~ The department of history, arts, and libraries

through the Michigan historical center shall report all of the

following to the legislature annually for the immediately preceding

state fiscal year:

(a) The fee schedule used by the center and the total amount

of fees collected.

(b) A description of each rehabilitation project certified.

project.

(19) In addition to the credit allowed under subsection (2)

and subject to the criteria under this subsection and subsections

(21), (22), and (23), for tax years that begin on and after January

1, 2009 a qualified taxpayer that has a preapproval letter issued

on or before December 31, 2013 may claim an additional credit that

has been approved under this subsection or subsection (20) against

the tax imposed by this act equal to a percentage established in

the taxpayer's preapproval letter of the qualified taxpayer's

qualified expenditures for the rehabilitation of an historic

resource or the actual amount of the qualified taxpayer's qualified

expenditures incurred during the completion of the rehabilitation

of an historic resource, whichever is less. The total amount of all

additional credits approved under this subsection shall not exceed

$8,000,000.00 in calendar year ending December 31, 2009;

$9,000,000.00 in calendar year ending December 31, 2010;

$10,000,000.00 in calendar year ending December 31, 2011;

$11,000,000.00 in calendar year ending December 31, 2012; and

$12,000,000.00 in calendar year ending December 31, 2013 and,

except as otherwise provided under this subsection, at least, 25%

of the allotted amount for additional credits approved under this

subsection during each calendar year shall be allocated to

rehabilitation plans that have $1,000,000.00 or less in qualified

expenditures. On October 1 of each calendar year, if the total of

all credits approved under subsection (19)(a) for the calendar year

is less than the minimum allotted amount, the department of

history, arts, and libraries may use the remainder of that allotted

amount to approve applications for additional credits submitted

under subsection (19)(b) for that calendar year. To be eligible for

the additional credit under this subsection, the taxpayer shall

apply to and receive a preapproval letter and comply with the

following:

(a) For a rehabilitation plan that has $1,000,000.00 or less

in qualified expenditures, the taxpayer shall apply to the

department of history, arts, and libraries for approval of the

additional credit under this subsection. Subject to the limitation

provided under this subsection, the director of the department of

history, arts, and libraries or his or her designee is authorized

to approve an application under this subdivision and determine the

percentage of at least 10% but not more than 15% of the taxpayer's

qualified expenditures for which he or she may claim an additional

credit. If the director of the department of history, arts, and

libraries or his or her designee approves the application under

this subdivision, then he or she shall issue a preapproval letter

to the taxpayer that states that the taxpayer is a qualified

taxpayer and the maximum percentage of the qualified expenditures

on which a credit may be claimed for the rehabilitation plan when

it is complete and a certification of completed rehabilitation is

issued.

(b) For a rehabilitation plan that has more than $1,000,000.00

in qualified expenditures, the taxpayer shall apply to the

department of history, arts, and libraries for approval of the

additional credit under this subsection. The director of the

department of history, arts, and libraries or his or her designee,

subject to the approval of the president of the Michigan strategic

fund or his or her designee, is authorized to approve an

application under this subdivision and determine the percentage of

up to 15% of the taxpayer's qualified expenditures for which he or

she may claim an additional credit. An application shall be

approved or denied not more than 15 business days after the

director of the department of history, arts, and libraries or his

or her designee has reviewed the application, determined the

percentage amount of the credit for that applicant, and submitted

the same to the president of the Michigan strategic fund or his or

her designee. If the president of the Michigan strategic fund or

his or her designee does not approve or deny the application within

15 business days after the application is received from the

department of history, arts, and libraries, the application is

considered approved and the credit awarded in the amount as

determined by the director of the department of history, arts, and

libraries or his or her designee. If the president of the Michigan

strategic fund or his or her designee approves the application

under this subdivision, the director of the department of history,

arts, and libraries or his or her designee shall issue a

preapproval letter to the taxpayer that states that the taxpayer is

a qualified taxpayer and the maximum percentage of the qualified

expenditures on which a credit may be claimed for the

rehabilitation plan when it is complete and a certification of

completed rehabilitation is issued.

(20) The director of the department of history, arts, and

libraries or his or her designee, subject to the approval of the

president of the Michigan strategic fund and the state treasurer,

may approve 1 additional credit during the 2009 calendar year of up

to 15% of the qualified taxpayer's qualified expenditures, and 2

additional credits during the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 calendar

years of up to 15% of the qualified taxpayer's qualified

expenditures, for certain rehabilitation plans that the director of

the department of history, arts, and libraries or his or her

designee determines is a high community impact rehabilitation plan

that will have a significantly greater historic, social, and

economic impact than those plans described under subsection (19)(a)

and (b). To be eligible for the additional credit under this

subsection, the taxpayer shall apply to and receive a preapproval

letter from the department of history, arts, and libraries. An

application shall be approved or denied not more than 15 business

days after the director of the department of history, arts, and

libraries or his or her designee has reviewed the application,

determined the percentage amount of the credit for that applicant,

and submitted the same to the president of the Michigan strategic

fund and the state treasurer. If the president of the Michigan

strategic fund and the state treasurer do not approve or deny the

application within 15 business days after the application is

received from the department of history, arts, and libraries, the

application is considered approved and the credit awarded in the

amount as determined by the director of the department of history,

arts, and libraries or his or her designee. If the president of the

Michigan strategic fund and the state treasurer approve the

application under this subdivision, the director of the department

of history, arts, and libraries or his or her designee shall issue

a preapproval letter to the taxpayer that states that the taxpayer

is a qualified taxpayer and the maximum percentage of the qualified

expenditures on which a credit may be claimed for the high

community impact rehabilitation plan when it is complete and a

certification of completed rehabilitation is issued. Before

approving a credit under this subsection, the director of the

department of history, arts, and libraries or his or her designee

shall consider all of the following criteria to the extent

reasonably applicable:

(a) The importance of the historic resource to the community

in which it is located.

(b) If the rehabilitation of the historic resource will act as

a catalyst for additional rehabilitation or revitalization of the

community in which it is located.

resource will have for creating or preserving jobs and employment

in the community in which it is located.

(d) Other social benefits the rehabilitation of the historic

resource will bring to the community in which it is located.

(e) The amount of local community and financial support for

the rehabilitation of the historic resource.

(f) The taxpayer's financial need of the additional credit.

(g) Whether the taxpayer is eligible for the credit allowed

under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code.

(h) Any other criteria that the director of the department of

history, arts, and libraries, the president of the Michigan

strategic fund, and the state treasurer consider appropriate for

the determination of approval under this subsection.

(21) The maximum amount of credit that a taxpayer or an

assignee may claim under subsection (20) during a tax year is

$3,000,000.00. If the amount of the credit approved in the

taxpayer's certificate of completed renovation is greater than

$3,000,000.00 that portion that exceeds the cap shall be carried

forward to offset tax liability in subsequent tax years until used

up.

(22) Before approving a credit, determining the amount of such

credit, and issuing a preapproval letter for such credit under

subsection (19) or before considering an amendment to the

preapproval letter, the director of the department of history,

arts, and libraries or his or her designee shall consider the

following criteria to the extent reasonably applicable:

(a) The importance of the historic resource to the community.

(b) The physical condition of the historic resource.

(d) The overall economic impact the renovation will have on

the community.

(e) Any other criteria that the director of the department of

history, arts, and libraries and the president of the Michigan

strategic fund, as applicable, consider appropriate for the

determination of approval under subsection (19).

(23) The director of the department of history, arts, and

libraries or his or her designee may at any time before a

certification of completed rehabilitation is issued for a credit

for which a preapproval letter was issued pursuant to subsection

(19) do the following:

(a) Subject to the limitations and parameters under subsection

(19), make amendments to the preapproval letter, which may include

revising the amount of qualified expenditures for which the

taxpayer may claim the additional credit under subsection (19).

(b) Revoke the preapproval letter if he or she determines that

there has not been substantial progress toward completion of the

rehabilitation plan or that the rehabilitation plan cannot be

completed. The director of the department of history, arts, and

libraries or his or her designee shall provide the qualified

taxpayer with a notice of his or her intent to revoke the

preapproval letter 45 days prior to the proposed date of

revocation.

(24) If a preapproval letter is revoked under subsection

(23)(b), the amount of the credit approved under that preapproval

letter shall be added to the annual cap in the calendar year that

the preapproval letter is revoked. After a certification of

completed rehabilitation is issued for a rehabilitation plan

approved under subsection (19), if the director of the department

of history, arts, and libraries or his or her designee determines

that the actual amount of the additional credit to be claimed by

the taxpayer for the calendar year is less than the amount approved

under the preapproval letter, the difference shall be added to the

annual cap in the calendar year that the certification of completed

rehabilitation is issued.

(25) Unless otherwise specifically provided under subsections

(19) through (24), all other provisions under this section such as

the recapture of credits, assignment of credits, and refundability

of credits in excess of a qualified taxpayer's tax liability apply

to the additional credits issued under subsections (19) and (20).

(26) ~~(16)~~ For purposes of this section, taxpayer includes a

person subject to the tax imposed under chapter 2A or 2B.

(27) ~~(17)~~ As used in this section:

(a) "Contributing resource" means an historic resource that

contributes to the significance of the historic district in which

it is located.

(b) "Historic district" means an area, or group of areas not

necessarily having contiguous boundaries, that contains 1 resource

or a group of resources that are related by history, architecture,

archaeology, engineering, or culture.

historic building, structure, site, object, feature, or open space

located within an historic district designated by the national

or a local unit acting under the local historic districts act, 1970

PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, or that is individually listed on

the state register of historic sites or national register of

historic places, and includes all of the following:

(i) An owner-occupied personal residence or a historic resource

located within the property boundaries of that personal residence.

(ii) An income-producing commercial, industrial, or residential

resource or an historic resource located within the property

boundaries of that resource.

(iii) A resource owned by a governmental body, nonprofit

organization, or tax-exempt entity that is used primarily by a

taxpayer lessee in a trade or business unrelated to the

governmental body, nonprofit organization, or tax-exempt entity and

that is subject to tax under this act.

(iv) A resource that is occupied or utilized by a governmental

body, nonprofit organization, or tax-exempt entity pursuant to a

long-term lease or lease with option to buy agreement.

(v) Any other resource that could benefit from rehabilitation.

(d) "Last tax year" means the taxpayer's tax year under former

1975 PA 228 that begins after December 31, 2006 and before January

1, 2008.

(e) "Local unit" means a county, city, village, or township.

(f) "Long-term lease" means a lease term of at least 27.5

years for a residential resource or at least 31.5 years for a

nonresidential resource.

(g) "Michigan historical center" or "center" means the state

historic preservation office of the Michigan historical center of

the department of history, arts, and libraries or its successor

agency.

(h) "Michigan strategic fund" means the Michigan strategic

fund created under the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270,

MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.

(i) ~~(h)~~ "Open space" means undeveloped land, a naturally

landscaped area, or a formal or man-made landscaped area that

provides a connective link or a buffer between other resources.

(j) ~~(i)~~ "Person" means an individual, partnership,

corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal

entity.

(k) "Preapproval letter" means a letter issued by the director

of the department of history, arts, and libraries or his or her

designee that indicates the date that the complete part 2

application was received and the amount of the credit allocated to

the project based on the estimated rehabilitation cost included in

the application.

(l) ~~(j)~~ "Qualified expenditures" means capital expenditures

that qualify, or would qualify except that the taxpayer entered

into an agreement under subsection (13), for a rehabilitation

credit under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code if the

taxpayer is eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the

internal revenue code or, if the taxpayer is not eligible for the

credit under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, the

qualified expenditures that would qualify under section 47(a)(2) of

the internal revenue code except that the expenditures are made to

an historic resource that is not eligible for the credit under

section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code that were paid. ~~not~~

~~more than 5 years after the certification of the rehabilitation~~

~~plan that included those expenditures was approved by the center,~~

~~and that were paid after December 31, 1998 for the rehabilitation~~

~~of an historic resource.~~ Qualified expenditures do not include

capital expenditures for nonhistoric additions to an historic

resource except an addition that is required by state or federal

regulations that relate to historic preservation, safety, or

accessibility.

(m) ~~(k)~~ "Qualified taxpayer" means a person that ~~is an~~

~~assignee under subsection (7) or~~ either owns the resource to be

rehabilitated or has a long-term lease agreement with the owner of

the historic resource and that has qualified expenditures for the

rehabilitation of the historic resource equal to or greater than

10% of the state equalized valuation of the property. If the

historic resource to be rehabilitated is a portion of an historic

or nonhistoric resource, the state equalized valuation of only that

portion of the property shall be used for purposes of this

subdivision. If the assessor for the local tax collecting unit in

which the historic resource is located determines the state

equalized valuation of that portion, that assessor's determination

shall be used for purposes of this subdivision. If the assessor

does not determine that state equalized valuation of that portion,

qualified expenditures, for purposes of this subdivision, shall be

equal to or greater than 5% of the appraised value as determined by

a certified appraiser. If the historic resource to be rehabilitated

does not have a state equalized valuation, qualified expenditures

for purposes of this subdivision shall be equal to or greater than

5% of the appraised value of the resource as determined by a

certified appraiser.

(n) (l) "Rehabilitation plan" means a plan for the

rehabilitation of an historic resource that meets the federal

secretary of the interior's standards for rehabilitation and

guidelines for rehabilitation of historic buildings under 36 CFR

part 67.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January

1, 2009.