HOUSE BILL NO. 6346

November 12, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Coleman and Steven Johnson and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

"Empowerment zone development corporation act,"

by amending section 7 (MCL 125.2567).

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 7. (1) A written application may be made by not less than 3 persons to the governing body of a municipality with a population of less than 900,000 for permission to incorporate an empowerment zone development corporation on behalf of the municipality. In a municipality with a population of 900,000 or more, a majority of an empowerment zone coordinating council shall designate not less than 3 persons to apply. The application shall must include proposed articles of incorporation and proposed bylaws. The name of the corporation shall must be "the empowerment zone development corporation of _______________" (the name of the incorporating municipality).

(2) The governing body of the municipality shall notify the public of receipt of the application as provided in subsection (3). The application may be approved after a public hearing by adoption of a resolution by the governing body.

(3) Notice Through December 31, 2021, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation designated by the municipality not less than 10 days before the date set for the hearing. Beginning January 1, 2022, the governing body of a municipality shall post notice as provided in the local government public notice act of the time and place of the hearing not less than 10 days before the date set for the hearing. In addition, through December 31, 2021, notice of the hearing shall be posted not less than 10 days before the hearing in at least 10 conspicuous and public places within the designated empowerment zone.

(4) The process for approving the articles of incorporation and the bylaws and for amending the articles or bylaws shall must be prescribed by an ordinance of the municipality.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6440 (request no. 02449'19) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.