HOUSE BILL No. 5824

 

April 27, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Wenke, Lipsey, Shaffer, Kooiman, Taub, Sheen, Hoogendyk, Richardville, Palmer, Robertson and Nofs 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 211.157) by adding section 9j.                                

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 9j.  (1) Personal property in an innovations center                    

                                                                                

2   that is located in a certified technology park is exempt from the           

                                                                                

3   collection of taxes under this act.                                         

                                                                                

4       (2) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

5       (a) "Certified technology park" means that term as defined in               

                                                                                

6   section 2 of the local development financing act, 1986 PA 281,              

                                                                                

7   MCL 125.2152.                                                               

                                                                                

8       (b) "Innovations center" means a business incubator as that                 

                                                                                

9   term is defined in section 2 of the local development financing             

                                                                                

10  act, 1986 PA 281, MCL 125.2152.