Act No. 273

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

July 7, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 7, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 2006

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Casperson, Nitz, Stahl, LaJoy, Marleau, Schuitmaker, Jones, Caswell, Mayes, Nofs, Proos, Vander Veen, Byrum, Byrnes, Kathleen Law, Anderson, Wojno, Sheltrown, Ball, Spade, Polidori,Hune, Taub, Green, Bennett, Condino, Sak, Bieda, David Law, Miller, Kooiman, Hildenbrand, Williams, Brown, Adamini, McConico, Hunter, Hood, Gillard, Murphy, Virgil Smith, Cushingberry, Accavitti, Farrah, Alma Smith, Tobocman, Hummel, Waters, Zelenko, Lipsey, Gleason, Espinoza, Whitmer, Sheen,Moore, Clack, Van Regenmorter, Walker, Moolenaar, Hansen, Pearce, Emmons, Stakoe, Amos, Palsrok,Booher, Pastor, Gaffney, Meyer, Elsenheimer, Garfield, Brandenburg, Palmer, Newell, Mortimer, Farhat and Wenke

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5752

AN ACT to amend 1996 PA 376, entitled "An act to create and expand certain renaissance zones; to foster economic opportunities in this state; to facilitate economic development; to stimulate industrial, commercial, and residential improvements; to prevent physical and infrastructure deterioration of geographic areas in this state; to authorize expenditures; to provide exemptions and credits from certain taxes; to create certain obligations of this state and local governmental units; to require disclosure of certain transactions and gifts; to provide for appropriations; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local departments, agencies, and officials," by amending section 3 (MCL 125.2683), as amended by 2005 PA 275.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3. As used in this act:

(a) "Agricultural processing facility" means 1 or more facilities or operations that transform, package, sort, or grade livestock or livestock products, agricultural commodities, or plants or plant products, excluding forest products, into goods that are used for intermediate or final consumption including goods for nonfood use, and surrounding property.

(b) "Board" means the state administrative board created in 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.1 to 17.3.

(c) "Development plan" means a written plan that addresses the criteria in section 7 and includes all of the following:

(i) A map of the proposed renaissance zone that indicates the geographic boundaries, the total area, and the present use and conditions generally of the land and structures within those boundaries.

(ii) Evidence of community support and commitment from residential and business interests.

(iii) A description of the methods proposed to increase economic opportunity and expansion, facilitate infrastructure improvement, and identify job training opportunities.

(iv) Current social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the proposed renaissance zone and anticipated improvements in education, health, human services, public safety, and employment if the renaissance zone is created.

(v) Any other information required by the board.

(d) "Elected county executive" means the elected county executive in a county organized under 1966 PA 293, MCL 45.501 to 45.521, or 1973 PA 139, MCL 45.551 to 45.573.

(e) "Forest products processing facility" means 1 or more facilities or operations that transform, package, sort, recycle, or grade forest or paper products into goods that are used for intermediate or final use or consumption or for the creation of biomass or alternative fuels through the utilization of forest products or forest residue, and surrounding property. Forest products processing facility does not include an existing facility or operation that is located in this state that relocates to a renaissance zone for a forest products processing facility. Forest products processing facility does not include a facility or operation that engages primarily in retail sales.

(f) "Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, or township.

(g) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

(h) "Qualified local governmental unit" means either of the following:

(i) A county.

(ii) A city, village, or township that contains an eligible distressed area as defined in section 11 of the state housing development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1411.

(i) "Recovery zone" means a tool and die renaissance recovery zone created in section 8d.

(j) "Renaissance zone" means a geographic area designated under this act.

(k) "Renewable energy facility" means a system that creates energy from a process using residues from agricultural products, forest products, paper products industries, and food production and processing; trees and grasses grown specifically to be used as energy crops; and gaseous fuels produced from solid biomass, animal wastes, or landfills.

(l) "Residential rental property" means that term as defined in section 7ff of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.7ff.

(m) "Review board" means the renaissance zone review board created in section 5.

(n) "Rural area" means an area that lies outside of the boundaries of an urban area.

(o) "Urban area" means an urbanized area as determined by the economics and statistics administration, United States bureau of the census according to the 1990 census.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor