HOUSE BILL No. 5786

 

February 9, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Caul, Ball, Booher, Walsh, Hildenbrand, Liss, Schuitmaker, Meekhof, Rogers, Calley, Sheltrown, Wayne Schmidt, Moore and Terry Brown and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled

 

"The general property tax act,"

 

(MCL 211.1 to 211.155) by adding sections 7mm and 9m.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 7mm. Beginning December 31, 2009, real property owned by

 

a charitable nonprofit housing organization is exempt from the

 

taxes collected under this act. As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Charitable nonprofit housing organization" means an

 

organization that is not operated for profit and that is exempt

 

from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the

 

internal revenue code, 26 USC 501, the primary purpose of which is

 

the construction or renovation of residential housing for

 

conveyance to a low-income person.

 

     (b) "Family income" and "statewide median gross income" mean

 


those terms as defined in section 11 of the state housing

 

development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1411.

 

     (c) "Low-income person" means a person with a family income of

 

not more than 60% of the statewide median gross income who is

 

eligible to participate in the charitable nonprofit housing

 

organization's program based on criteria established by the

 

charitable nonprofit housing organization.

 

     Sec. 9m. Beginning December 31, 2009, personal property owned

 

by a charitable nonprofit housing organization is exempt from the

 

taxes collected under this act. As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Charitable nonprofit housing organization" means an

 

organization that is not operated for profit and that is exempt

 

from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the

 

internal revenue code, 26 USC 501, the primary purpose of which is

 

the construction or renovation of residential housing for

 

conveyance to a low-income person.

 

     (b) "Family income" and "statewide median gross income" mean

 

those terms as defined in section 11 of the state housing

 

development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1411.

 

     (c) "Low-income person" means a person with a family income of

 

not more than 60% of the statewide median gross income who is

 

eligible to participate in the charitable nonprofit housing

 

organization's program based on criteria established by the

 

charitable nonprofit housing organization.