HOUSE BILL No. 5395


     December 3, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Galloway, McBryde, Green, Godchaux, Goschka, Voorhees, Middleton, Richner, Law and Whyman and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.


        A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled

   "General sales tax act,"

   (MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4r.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 4R.  A PERSON SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER THIS ACT MAY EXCLUDE

 2    FROM THE GROSS PROCEEDS USED FOR THE COMPUTATION OF THE TAX A

 3    SALE TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OF A WATER METER, WATER PIPE,

 4    OR OTHER TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY USED IN THE INSTALLATION OF A

 5    WATER METER IF THAT WATER METER, WATER PIPE, OR OTHER TANGIBLE

 6    PERSONAL PROPERTY IS TO BE AFFIXED TO AND MADE A STRUCTURAL PART

 7    OF REAL ESTATE BY AN AGENT OR CONTRACTOR OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMEN-

 8    TAL UNIT.








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