Act No. 17
Public Acts of 2006
Approved by the Governor
February 9, 2006
Filed with the Secretary of State
February 9, 2006
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 9, 2006
STATE OF MICHIGAN
93RD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
Introduced by Reps. Nofs and Wenke
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4855
AN ACT to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled "An act to provide for the raising of additional public revenue by prescribing certain specific taxes, fees, and charges to be paid to the state for the privilege of engaging in certain business activities; to provide, incident to the enforcement thereof, for the issuance of licenses to engage in such occupations; to provide for the ascertainment, assessment and collection thereof; to appropriate the proceeds thereof; and to prescribe penalties for violations of the provisions of this act," by amending section 4x (MCL 205.54x), as amended by 2004 PA 173.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 4x. (1) A sale to a domestic air carrier of 1 or more of the following is exempt from the tax under this act:
(a) An aircraft that has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of at least 6,000 pounds for use solely in the transport of air cargo, passengers, or a combination of air cargo and passengers.
(b) Parts and materials, excluding shop equipment or fuel, affixed or to be affixed to an aircraft that has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of at least 6,000 pounds for use solely in the transport of air cargo, passengers, or a combination of air cargo and passengers.
(2) The tax levied under this act does not apply to the sale of parts or materials, excluding shop equipment or fuel, affixed or to be affixed to an aircraft that meets all of the following conditions:
(a) The aircraft leaves this state within 15 days after the sooner of the issuance of the final billing or authorized approval for final return to service, completion of the maintenance record entry, and completion of the test flight and ground test for inspection as required under 14 CFR 91.407.
(b) The aircraft was not based in this state or registered in this state before the parts or materials are affixed to the aircraft and the aircraft is not based in this state or registered in this state after the parts or materials are affixed to the aircraft.
(3) The tax levied under this act does not apply to the sale of an aircraft temporarily located in this state for the purpose of prepurchase evaluation or the purpose of prepurchase evaluation and postsale customization if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The aircraft leaves this state within 15 days after authorized approval for final return to service, completion ofthe maintenance record entry, and completion of the test flight and ground test for inspection as required under 14CFR 91.407.
(b) The aircraft was not based in this state or registered in this state before the prepurchase evaluation or prepurchase evaluation and postsale customization are completed and the aircraft is not based in this state or registered in this state after the prepurchase evaluation or prepurchase evaluation and postsale customization are completed.
(4) A sale of an aircraft to a person for subsequent lease to a domestic air carrier operating under a certificate issued by the federal aviation administration under 14 CFR 121, for use solely in the regularly scheduled transport of passengers is exempt from the tax under this act.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Based in this state" means hangared or stored in this state for not less than 10 days in not less than 3nonconsecutive months during the immediately preceding 12-month period.
(b) "Domestic air carrier" is limited to entities engaged primarily in the commercial transport for hire of air cargo, passengers, or a combination of air cargo and passengers as a business activity.
(c) "Prepurchase evaluation" means an examination of an aircraft to provide a potential purchaser with information relevant to the potential purchase.
(d) "Postsale customization" means any improvement, maintenance, or repair that is performed on an aircraft following a transfer of ownership of the aircraft.
(e) "Registered in this state" means an aircraft registered with the state transportation department, bureau of aeronautics or registered with the federal aviation administration to an address located in this state.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved
Governor