July 23, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Proos, Hildenbrand, Hansen, Booher, Garfield, Acciavatti, Marleau, Palmer, Schuitmaker, Casperson, LaJoy, Elsenheimer, Horn, Meekhof, Stahl, Shaffer, Agema, Opsommer, Robertson, Walker, Caul, Nofs, Caswell, Nitz, Knollenberg and Moolenaar and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A bill to amend 1996 PA 376, entitled
"Michigan renaissance zone act,"
by amending sections 3 and 8a (MCL 125.2683 and 125.2688a), section
3 as amended by 2008 PA 117 and section 8a as amended by 2008 PA
116.
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) "Oil production and transmission facility" means a
facility that converts crude oil into commercial products or a
facility that distributes 1 or more commercial products made from
crude oil.
(h) (g)
"Person" means an
individual, partnership,
corporation, association, limited liability company, governmental
entity, or other legal entity.
(i) (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.
(j) (i)
"Recovery zone" means a
tool and die renaissance
recovery zone created in section 8d.
(k) (j)
"Renaissance zone" means
a geographic area designated
under this act.
(l) (k)
"Renewable energy
facility" means a system that creates
energy from a process using agricultural crops or processed
products from agricultural crops; 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.
(m) (l) "Residential
rental property" means that term as
defined in section 7ff of the general property tax act, 1893 PA
206, MCL 211.7ff.
(n) (m)
"Review board" means the
renaissance zone review board
created in section 5.
(o) (n)
"Rural area" means an
area that lies outside of the
boundaries of an urban area.
(p) (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.
Sec. 8a. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and
(4), the board shall not designate more than 9 additional
renaissance zones within this state under this section. Not more
than 6 of the renaissance zones shall be located in urban areas and
not more than 5 of the renaissance zones shall be located in rural
areas. For purposes of determining whether a renaissance zone is
located in an urban area or rural area under this section, if any
part of a renaissance zone is located within an urban area, the
entire renaissance zone shall be considered to be located in an
urban area.
(2) The board of the Michigan strategic fund described in
section 4 of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL
125.2004,
may designate not more than 17 18
additional renaissance
zones within this state in 1 or more cities, villages, or townships
if that city, village, or township or combination of cities,
villages, or townships consents to the creation of a renaissance
zone within their boundaries. The board of the Michigan strategic
fund
may designate not more than 1 of the 17 18 additional
renaissance zones described in this subsection as an alternative
energy zone. An alternative energy zone shall promote and increase
the research, development, testing, and manufacturing of
alternative energy technology, alternative energy systems, and
alternative energy vehicles, as those terms are defined in the
Michigan next energy authority act, 2002 PA 593, MCL 207.821 to
207.827. An alternative energy zone shall have a duration of
renaissance zone status for a period not to exceed 20 years as
determined by the board of the Michigan strategic fund. The board
of the Michigan strategic fund may designate not more than 8 of the
additional
17 18 renaissance zones described in this subsection as
a redevelopment renaissance zone. A redevelopment renaissance zone
shall promote the redevelopment of existing industrial facilities
or the development of property for industrial purposes. The board
of the Michigan strategic fund may designate not more than 1 of the
17
18 additional renaissance zones described in this
subsection as
a pharmaceutical recovery renaissance zone. A pharmaceutical
recovery renaissance zone shall promote the development or
redevelopment of existing underutilized facilities currently
occupied or formerly occupied by a pharmaceutical company. Before
designating a renaissance zone under this subsection, the board of
the Michigan strategic fund may enter into a development agreement
with the city, township, or village in which the renaissance zone
will be located and the owner or developer of the facility or
property located in the renaissance zone. The development agreement
for a redevelopment renaissance zone described only in subsection
(6)(b)(vi) or (vii) may provide for the payment of 1 or more of the
taxes described in section 9. The board of the Michigan strategic
fund may designate not more than 1 of the 18 additional renaissance
zones described in this subsection as a renaissance zone for oil
production and transmission facilities.
(3) In addition to the not more than 9 additional renaissance
zones described in subsection (1), the board may designate
additional renaissance zones within this state in 1 or more
qualified local governmental units if that qualified local
governmental unit or units contain a military installation that was
operated by the United States department of defense and was closed
in 1977 or after 1990.
(4) Land owned by a county or the qualified local governmental
unit or units adjacent to a zone as described in subsection (3) may
be included in this zone.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, property
located in the alternative energy zone that is classified as
commercial real property under section 34c of the general property
tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34c, and that the authority, with the
concurrence of the assessor of the local tax collecting unit,
determines is not used to directly promote and increase the
research, development, testing, and manufacturing of alternative
energy technology, alternative energy systems, and alternative
energy vehicles as those terms are defined in the Michigan next
energy authority act, 2002 PA 593, MCL 207.821 to 207.827, is not
eligible for any exemption, deduction, or credit under section 9.
(6) As used in this section:
(a) "Pharmaceutical recovery renaissance zone" means a
renaissance zone that includes a geographic area that is located in
1 or both of the following:
(i) In a city with a population of more than 70,000 and less
than 85,000 and in a county with a population of more than 235,000
and less than 250,000.
(ii) In a city with a population of more than 42,000 and less
than 55,000 and in a county with a population of more than 235,000
and less than 250,000.
(b) "Redevelopment renaissance zone" means a renaissance zone
that meets 1 of the following:
(i) All of the following:
(A) Is located in a city with a population of more than 7,500
and less than 8,500 and is located in a county with a population of
more than 60,000 and less than 70,000.
(B) Contains only all or a portion of an industrial site of
200 or more acres.
(ii) All of the following:
(A) Is located in a city with a population of more than 13,000
and less than 14,000 and is located in a county with a population
of more than 1,000,000 and less than 1,300,000.
(B) Contains only all or a portion of an industrial site of
300 or more contiguous acres.
(iii) All of the following:
(A) Is located in a township with a population of more than
5,500 and is located in a county with a population of less than
24,000.
(B) Contains only all or a portion of an industrial site of
more than 850 acres and has railroad access.
(iv) All of the following:
(A) Is located in a city with a population of more than 40,000
and less than 44,000 and is located in a county with a population
of more than 81,000 and less than 87,000.
(B) Contains only all or a portion of an industrial site of
more than 475 acres.
(v) All of the following:
(A) Is located in a city with a population of more than 21,000
and less than 26,000 and is located in a county with a population
of more than 573,000 and less than 625,000.
(B) Contains only all or a portion of an industrial site of
less than 45 acres in size.
(vi) All of the following:
(A) Is located in a city with a population of more than
190,000 and less than 250,000 and is located in a county with a
population of more than 573,000 and less than 625,000.
(B) Contains only all or a portion of an industrial site of
more than 14 acres and less than 16 acres in size.
(C) Is approved by the board of the Michigan strategic fund on
or before April 1, 2007.
(vii) All of the following:
(A) Is located in a city with a population of more than 35,500
and less than 36,800 and is located in a county with a population
of more than 157,000 and less than 162,000.
(B) Contains only all or a portion of an industrial site
comprised of 1 or more adjacent parcels totaling 5 or more acres.
(C) Is approved by the board of the Michigan strategic fund on
or before April 1, 2007.
(viii) All of the following:
(A) Is located in a city with a population of more than 40,000
and less than 44,000 and is located in a county with a population
of more than 81,000 and less than 87,000.
(B) Contains only all or a portion of an industrial site
composed of 1 or more adjacent parcels totaling 100 or more acres.
(C) Is approved by the board of the Michigan strategic fund on
or before April 1, 2008.