September 5, 2018, Introduced by Senator HOPGOOD and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Investment.
A bill to amend 2018 PA 57, entitled
"Recodified tax increment financing act,"
by amending section 229 (MCL 125.4229).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 229. (1) A public facility, building, or structure that
is determined by the municipality to have significant historical
interests shall be preserved in a manner as considered necessary by
the municipality in accordance with laws relative to the
preservation of historical sites. The preservation of facilities,
buildings, or structures determined to be historic sites by a
municipality shall include, at a minimum, equipping the historic
site with a fire alarm system.
(2)
An authority shall refer all proposed changes Prior to
making
or approving a permanent change to the
exterior of sites a
site owned by the authority, or for which the acquisition,
rehabilitation, or demolition is financed by the authority, and
listed
on the state register of historic sites and or the
national
register
of historic places to the applicable historic district
commission
created under or that is
subject to the local historic
districts
act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, or the Michigan
state
housing development authority for review.the authority shall
refer all proposed changes to the local historic district
commission established under the local historic districts act, 1970
PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, in which the site is located. In
reviewing the proposed changes, the local historic district
commission shall follow the United States Secretary of the
Interior's standards for rehabilitation and guidelines for
rehabilitating historic buildings, as provided in 36 CFR part 67.
(3) Through December 31, 2023, not less than 30 days prior to
making or approving a permanent change to the exterior of a site
owned by the authority or for which the acquisition,
rehabilitation, or demolition is financed by the authority and
listed on the state register of historic sites or the national
register of historic places if that site is not located in a local
historic district created under the local historic districts act,
1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, the authority shall refer all
proposed changes to the state historic preservation office. In
reviewing the proposed changes, the state historic preservation
office shall follow the United States Secretary of the Interior's
standards for rehabilitation and guidelines for rehabilitating
historic buildings, as provided in 36 CFR part 67.
(4) If an authority violates subsection (3) by demolishing a
facility, building, or structure as determined by the state
historic preservation office, then it is liable for a civil fine in
an amount of up to $30,000.00, as determined by the state historic
preservation office. The civil fine shall be paid to the state
historic preservation office. From the civil fines collected under
this section, the state historic preservation office shall create
and operate a grant program that provides grants to nonprofit
historic preservation organizations and to cities, villages, and
townships for historic preservation purposes with a preference to
those serving the community in which the site where the violation
occurred is located. The state historic preservation office may
retain 5% of the civil fine for administrative costs for
administering the grant program or the actual costs associated with
administering the grant, whichever is less. The grant program funds
shall be awarded within 90 days of receipt if there are eligible
applications. Any funds remaining at the end of the fiscal year
shall not lapse and shall remain in the grant program fund and not
be transferred to the general fund.
(5) As used in this section, "state historic preservation
office" means the state historic preservation office described in
chapter 3C of the state housing development authority act of 1966,
1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1459d to 125.1459e.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 1
1, 2019.