SB-0265, As Passed Senate, June 4, 2013
March 14, 2013, Introduced by Senators JONES, CASPERSON and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 801j (MCL 257.801j), as added by 2012 PA 498.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
801j. (1) In Except as
otherwise provided in subsection
(6), in addition to the required vehicle registration tax under
section 801(1)(p), a regional transit authority created under the
regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387, MCL 124.541 to
124.558, may charge an additional tax on vehicle registrations
issued to residents of a public transit region of not more than
$1.20 for each $1,000.00 or fraction of $1,000.00 of the vehicle's
list price as used in calculating the tax under section 801(1)(p).
The authority may charge the additional tax only upon the approval
of a majority of the electors in a public transit region voting on
the tax at an election held on the regular November election date
as provided in section 641(1)(d) of the Michigan election law, 1954
PA 116, MCL 168.641.
(2) In addition to any other requirements imposed by law, the
ballot question proposing authorization of the tax under subsection
(1) shall specify how the proceeds of the tax shall be expended.
(3) The tax collected under this section shall only be used by
the regional transit authority for comprehensive transportation
purposes as defined by law for purposes of section 9 of article IX
of the state constitution of 1963.
(4) A proposal for a tax under this section shall not be
placed on the ballot under subsection (1) unless the proposal is
adopted by a resolution of the board of directors of the regional
transit authority and certified by the board of directors not later
than 70 days before the election to the county clerk of each county
within the public transit region for inclusion on the ballot.
(5)
If Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (6), if a
majority of voters in a public transit region approve a tax under
subsection (1), no later than 1 year after voter approval, the
secretary of state shall collect the tax on all vehicles registered
to residents of the public transit region under section 801(1)(p)
and shall credit the tax collected to the regional transit
authority, minus necessary collection expenses as provided in
section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of state
under this subsection shall be based upon an established cost
allocation methodology.
(6) This section does not apply to a company test vehicle. As
used in this subsection, "company test vehicle" means a vehicle
that is owned by a manufacturer and that satisfies 1 or both of the
following:
(a) The vehicle is part of a product testing program as
defined by the United States department of treasury under treas.
reg. 1.132-5(n)(2001).
(b) The vehicle is furnished by the manufacturer to an
employee of the manufacturer for the purpose of testing, evaluating
product quality and performance, reporting defects, or suggesting
product or production improvements as an ordinary and necessary
business expense of the manufacturer.