HOUSE BILL No. 6065 May 9, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Hummel, DeRossett, Julian, Kooiman, Newell, Cameron Brown, Vear, Meyer, Kowall, Cassis and DeVuyst and referred to the Committee on Commerce. A bill to amend 1996 PA 376, entitled "Michigan renaissance zone act," by amending sections 3 and 8 (MCL 125.2683 and 125.2688), section 3 as amended by 2000 PA 259 and section 8 as amended by 1999 PA 139, and by adding section 8d. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 3. As used in this act: 2 (a) "Agricultural processing facility" means 1 or more 3 facilities or operations that transform, package, sort, or grade 4 livestock or livestock products, agricultural commodities, or 5 plants or plant products into goods that are used for intermedi- 6 ate or final consumption including goods for nonfood use, and 7 surrounding property. 8 (b) "Board" means the state administrative board created in 9 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.1 to 17.3. 04443'01 * JLB 2 1 (c) "Development plan" means a written plan that addresses 2 the criteria in section 7 and includes all of the following: 3 (i) A map of the proposed renaissance zone that indicates 4 the geographic boundaries, the total area, and the present use 5 and conditions generally of the land and structures within those 6 boundaries. 7 (ii) Evidence of community support and commitment from resi- 8 dential and business interests. 9 (iii) A description of the methods proposed to increase eco- 10 nomic opportunity and expansion, facilitate infrastructure 11 improvement, and identify job training opportunities. 12 (iv) Current social, economic, and demographic characteris- 13 tics of the proposed renaissance zone and anticipated improve- 14 ments in education, health, human services, public safety, and 15 employment if the renaissance zone is created. 16 (v) Any other information required by the board. 17 (d) "Elected county executive" means the elected county 18 executive in a county organized under 1966 PA 293, MCL 45.501 to 19 45.521, or 1973 PA 139, MCL 45.551 to 45.573. 20 (e) "Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, 21 or township. 22 (f) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, 23 association, limited liability company, governmental entity, or 24 other legal entity. 25 (g) "Qualified local governmental unit" means either of the 26 following: 04443'01 * 3 1 (i) A county. 2 (ii) A city, village, or township that contains an eligible 3 distressed area as defined in section 11 of the state housing 4 development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1411. 5 (H) "REFINERY FACILITY" MEANS A REFINERY AS THAT TERM IS 6 DEFINED IN SECTION 2 OF THE MOTOR FUELS QUALITY ACT, 1984 PA 44, 7 MCL 290.642. 8 (I)(h)"Renaissance zone" means a geographic area desig- 9 nated under this act. 10 (J)(i)"Residential rental property" means that term as 11 defined in section 7ff of the general property tax act, 1893 12 PA 206, MCL 211.7ff. 13 (K)(j)"Review board" means the renaissance zone review 14 board created in section 5. 15 (l)(k)"Rural area" means an area that lies outside of 16 the boundaries of an urban area. 17 (M)(l)"Urban area" means an urbanized area as determined 18 by the economics and statistics administration, United States 19 bureau of the census according to the 1990 census. 20 Sec. 8. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2),and21 section 8a, AND SECTION 8D, the board shall not designate more 22 than 9 renaissance zones within this state. Not more than 6 of 23 the renaissance zones shall be located in urban areas and not 24 more than 4 of the renaissance zones shall be located in rural 25 areas. For purposes of determining whether a renaissance zone is 26 located in an urban area or rural area under this section, if any 27 part of a renaissance zone is located within an urban area, the 04443'01 * 4 1 entire renaissance zone shall be considered to be located in an 2 urban area. 3 (2) The board may designate additional renaissance zones 4 within this state in 1 or more qualified local governmental units 5 if that qualified local governmental unit or units contain a mil- 6 itary installation that was operated by the United States depart- 7 ment of defense and has closed after 1990. 8 (3) Each renaissance zone designated by the board under 9 section 8a shall be submitted to the legislature, which, by con- 10 current resolution adopted by a majority vote of those elected to 11 and serving in each house, on a record roll call vote, may reject 12 that designation no later than the earlier of 45 days following 13 the date of the designation by the board or December 31 of the 14 year of designation. 15 SEC. 8D. (1) THE BOARD, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF 16 THE MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND DEFINED IN SECTION 4 OF THE MICHIGAN 17 STRATEGIC FUND ACT, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2004, MAY DESIGNATE UP 18 TO 3 ADDITIONAL RENAISSANCE ZONES FOR REFINERY FACILITIES WITHIN 19 THIS STATE IN 1 OR MORE CITIES, VILLAGES, OR TOWNSHIPS IF THAT 20 CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWNSHIP OR A COMBINATION OF CITIES, VILLAGES, 21 OR TOWNSHIPS CONSENT TO THE CREATION OF A RENAISSANCE ZONE FOR A 22 REFINERY FACILITY WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES. 23 (2) EACH RENAISSANCE ZONE DESIGNATED FOR A REFINERY FACILITY 24 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE 1 CONTINUOUS DISTINCT GEOGRAPHIC 25 AREA. 26 (3) THE BOARD MAY REVOKE THE DESIGNATION OF ALL OR A PORTION 27 OF A RENAISSANCE ZONE FOR A REFINERY FACILITY IF THE BOARD 04443'01 * 5 1 DETERMINES THAT THE REFINERY FACILITY FAILS TO COMMENCE OPERATION 2 OR CEASES OPERATION IN A RENAISSANCE ZONE DESIGNATED UNDER THIS 3 SECTION. 04443'01 * Final page. JLB