April 17, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Shirkey and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1960 PA 2, entitled
"An act to levy a specific tax in lieu of weight taxes for public
transportation vehicles and city, intercity, and suburban buses;
and to provide for the expiration of this act,"
by amending the title and sections 1 and 2 (MCL 257.971 and
257.972), as amended by 1980 PA 106.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An
act to levy a specific tax in lieu of weight taxes provide
for the taxation of public transportation vehicles and city,
intercity,
and suburban buses. ; and to provide for the expiration
of
this act.
Sec. 1. As used in this act:
(a) "Articulated bus" means a vehicle designed for carrying
passengers and composed of 2 or more sections permanently joined by
a hinge mechanism or articulated joint allowing vertical and
horizontal relative movement as well as a weathertight passage for
riders moving from 1 section of the bus to another.
(b) "City, intercity, and suburban bus operator" means an
individual, firm, or corporation operating 1 or more motor buses in
this state having a seating capacity of 10 or more passengers under
a franchise from a municipality, under a license granted by a
municipality, or pursuant to an agreement entered into between the
individual, firm, or corporation and a municipality of this state,
or a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the
Michigan public service commission under section 5 of article II of
the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 476.5, and that is engaged
in the transportation of passengers in and between 1 or more cities
or villages or engaged in the transportation of passengers over
regularly scheduled routes under a certificate of public
convenience and necessity. City, intercity, and suburban bus
operator does not include a private individual, firm, or
corporation operating a vehicle owned by that private person, firm,
or corporation.
(c) (a)
"Public transportation
vehicles" means vehicles having
a passenger capacity of 9 or more operating as part of a public
transportation system within and not more than 10 miles from the
boundaries of a municipality or not beyond the county or
transportation regional boundaries when the vehicles are operated
by
a private person, individual,
firm, or corporation. Public
transportation vehicles do not include vehicles that are owned by a
private individual, firm, or corporation.
(b)
"City, intercity, and suburban bus operator" means any
person,
firm, or corporation operating 1 or more motor buses in
this
state having a seating capacity of 10 or more passengers under
a
franchise from a municipality, under a license granted by a
municipality,
or pursuant to an agreement entered into between the
person,
firm or corporation and a municipality of this state, or a
certificate
of public convenience and necessity issued by the
Michigan
public service commission under section 5 or article 2 of
Act
No. 254 of the Public Acts of 1933, being section 476.5 of the
Michigan
Compiled Laws, and which is engaged in the transportation
of
passengers in and between 1 or more cities or villages or
engaged
in the transportation of passengers over regularly
scheduled
routes under a certificate of public convenience and
necessity.
Sec.
2. (1) From and after January 1, 1960, Except as provided
in subsection (2), in lieu of the specific weight taxes authorized
by
section 801 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as
amended,
being section 257.801 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the
Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.801, city, intercity,
and suburban bus operators and operators of public transportation
operators
vehicles shall pay the sum of $25.00 $250.00 per
vehicle
for each vehicle operated as specified in section 1, which shall
exempt the vehicle from all other taxation except the fees and
taxes
required by Act No. 254 of the Public Acts of 1933, as
amended,
being sections 475.1 to 479.49 of the Michigan Compiled
Laws.the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1
to 479.43.
(2) In addition to the fee prescribed under subsection (1), a
city, intercity, or suburban bus operator or an operator of public
transportation vehicles shall pay an additional $100.00 per section
for the second and each additional section of an articulated bus.