SENATE BILL No. 36

January 30, 2001, Introduced by Senators NORTH, GOSCHKA, KOIVISTO, BULLARD

and SHUGARS and referred to the Committee on Finance.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending section 2150 (MCL 324.2150), as amended by 1996 PA

585.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 2150. (1) On December 1 of each year, there shall be

2 paid into the treasury of each county in which are located tax

3 reverted, recreation, or forest lands under the control and

4 supervision of the department, and any other lands held by the

5 department, except lands purchased after January 1, 1933 for nat-

6 ural resource purposes, a tax of $2.50 $2.86 per acre or major

7 portion of an acre, for years before December 1, 1994 and $2.00

8 per acre or major portion of an acre for years after November 30,

9 1994 AS THIS AMOUNT IS ADJUSTED ANNUALLY PURSUANT TO

10 SECTION 2150A, on all the SUCH lands IN THE COUNTY that belong

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1 to ARE HELD BY this state on December 1 in each year. The tax

2 imposed under this section shall be in lieu of all other taxes

3 now levied against the state land under any existing law. State

4 land on which payments in lieu of taxes are made pursuant to sub-

5 part 14 are exempt from this subpart. The department of treasury

6 shall make a detailed statement of account between the state and

7 each county in which the lands are situated, including the

8 descriptions of the lands, and render the detailed statement of

9 account to the county treasurer of the county. The department of

10 treasury shall cause a warrant to be drawn on the state treasurer

11 payable for the amount indicated on the detailed statement of

12 account to be due to the county. The county treasurer of each

13 county shall immediately make up a detailed statement of the

14 account between the county and each township, and school

15 district, prorating the amount received by the county according

16 to the number of acres of the lands located in each LOCAL unit.

17 For disbursements made before December 1, 1994, the proration

18 shall be 40% to county general fund, 40% to township general

19 fund, and 20% to school operating fund. For disbursements made

20 after November 30, 1994, the THE proration shall be 50% to the

21 county general fund and 50% to the township general fund. The

22 county treasurer shall immediately issue his or her warrant to

23 each of the units TOWNSHIPS according to the detailed statement

24 of account.

25 (2) The tax on tax reverted, recreation, forest lands, or

26 other lands under the control of the department on which payments

27 are made under this subpart shall be paid from the general fund.

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1 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect

2 January 1, 2001.

3 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take

4 effect unless Senate Bill No. 37

5 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

6 law.

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