Act No. 114
Public Acts of 2008
Approved by the Governor
April 29, 2008
Filed with the Secretary of State
April 29, 2008
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 29, 2008
STATE OF MICHIGAN
94TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
Introduced by Reps. Melton and Bieda
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5463
AN ACT to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled "An act to meet deficiencies in state funds by providing for the imposition, levy, computation, collection, assessment, reporting, payment, and enforcement of taxes on certain commercial, business, and financial activities; to prescribe the powers and duties of public officers and state departments; to provide for the inspection of certain taxpayer records; to provide for interest and penalties; to provide exemptions, credits, and refunds; to provide for the disposition of funds; to provide for the interrelation of this act with other acts; and to make appropriations," by amending section 410 (MCL 208.1410).
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 410. (1) For tax years that begin on or after January 1, 2008 and end before January 1, 2013, an eligible taxpayer may claim a credit against the tax imposed by this act equal to the following:
(a) For the 2008 through 2010 tax years, 65% of the eligible taxpayer's total tax liability imposed under this act not to exceed $1,700,000.00.
(b) For the 2011 tax year, 45% of the eligible taxpayer's total tax liability imposed under this act not to exceed $1,180,000.00.
(c) For the 2012 tax year, 25% of the eligible taxpayer's total tax liability imposed under this act not to exceed $650,000.00.
(2) As used in this section, "eligible taxpayer" means a taxpayer that satisfies each of the following:
(a) Is, collectively or individually, including through affiliated companies, an owner, operator, manager, licensee, lessee, or tenant of more than 1 facility or stadium in this state, including grounds and ancillary facilities, that has a capacity of at least 14,000 patrons per facility and is primarily used for professional sporting events or other entertainment.
(b) The owner, operator, manager, licensee, lessee, or tenant as described in subdivision (a) has made a capital investment of not less than $125,000,000.00, collectively or individually, including through affiliated companies, into the construction cost of a facility or stadium for which the taxpayer qualifies for this credit.
(c) The owner, operator, manager, licensee, lessee, or tenant as described in subdivision (a) has not received proceeds from a state appropriation or a public bond issue from a local unit of government or public authority to assist in the construction or debt retirement of the facility, excluding a tax abatement, other waiver of a state or local tax or fee, or a state or local tax or fee from a public entity for road or infrastructure assistance.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 1118 of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved
Governor