Act No. 462

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

December 31, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 4, 1999

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 1999

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Reps. Wetters, McNutt, Hammerstrom, Llewellyn, Kukuk, Gilmer, Oxender, Varga, Bodem, Brater, Brackenridge, Jelinek and Voorhees

Reps. Birkholz, DeVuyst, Fitzgerald, Gernaat, Green, Horton, McBryde, Middaugh, Rhead, Scott and Vaughn named co-sponsors

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5792

AN ACT to amend 1851 PA 156, entitled "An act to define the powers and duties of the county boards of commissioners of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local, administrative and legislative powers; and to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act," (MCL 46.1 to 46.32) by adding section 22.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 22. (1) As provided in this section, a county may levy a tax and remit the proceeds of that tax to a conservation district.

(2) A county described in subsection (1), by resolution of the county board of commissioners, may place on the ballot at a regular or primary election in even numbered years the question to levy upon all taxable property in the county a tax of not more than 1 mill for not more than 20 years and to remit the proceeds of that tax to a conservation district established in that county. If a millage is approved under this subsection, the county shall remit the proceeds of that tax to the conservation district.

(3) If a conservation district is established in more than 1 county and the counties in which it is established approve different millage rates as provided in this section, the lowest millage rate approved shall be the millage rate levied in each county.

(4) As used in this section, "conservation district" means a conservation district created under part 93 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.9301 to 324.9313.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5793 of the 89th 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.