HEATED SIDEWALKS S.B. 1330 & 1333:
FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bills 1330 and 1333 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Jason E. Allen (S.B. 1330)
Senator Gilda Z. Jacobs (S.B. 1333)
Committee: Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs
CONTENT
Senate Bill 1330 would amend the downtown development authority (DDA) Act to specify that "public facility" would include heated sidewalks.
Senate Bill 1333 would amend the Corridor Improvement Authority Act to include heated sidewalks in the definition of "public facility".
The DDA Act allows municipalities (cities, villages, and townships) to form downtown development authorities in order to fund improvements to their business districts, and provides for the powers and duties of DDA boards. An authority may finance its activities by various methods, including tax increment financing (which "captures" tax revenue on the incremental increase in property values in the district).
The Corridor Improvement Authority Act allows a municipality to form a corridor improvement authority to capture the incremental growth in tax revenue from property located in a development area.
Both Acts allow an authority board to plan and propose the construction, renovation, or rehabilitation of a public facility that may aid in the economic growth of a development area. The definition of "public facility" under each Act includes such items as a street, plaza, park, recreational facility, and structure dedicated to the public use or used by a public agency.
MCL 125.1651 (S.B. 1330) Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
125.2873 (S.B. 1333)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 6-21-10 Fiscal Analyst: Eric Scorsone
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1330&1333/0910