March 14, 2007, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, BARCIA and PAPPAGEORGE and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled
"Income tax act of 1967,"
(MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 433.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 433. (1) For the 2008 tax year and each tax year after
the 2008 tax year, an individual may designate in a manner and form
as prescribed by the department pursuant to section 430 on his or
her annual return that a contribution of $5.00, $10.00, or more of
his or her refund be credited to the animal welfare fund created in
the animal welfare fund act. If an individual's refund is not
sufficient to make a contribution under this section, the
individual may designate a contribution amount and that
contribution amount shall be added to the individual's tax
liability for the tax year.
(2) Notwithstanding any other allocations or disbursements
required by this act, each year that the contribution designation
under this section is in effect, an amount equal to the cumulative
designation made under this section, less the amount appropriated
to the department to implement this section, shall be appropriated
from the general fund and distributed to the department responsible
for administering the animal welfare fund and shall be used solely
for the purposes of that fund.
(3) Money appropriated pursuant to an appropriations act as
required by law in accordance with this section to the appropriate
department responsible for administering the animal welfare fund
shall be in addition to any other allocation or appropriation and
is intended to enhance appropriations from the general fund and not
to replace or supplant those appropriations.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 347.
(b) Senate Bill No. 350.