Act No. 670

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

January 8, 2007

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 10, 2007

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 2007

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Sheen, Drolet, Gosselin, Hoogendyk, Vander Veen, Baxter, Shaffer, Robertson, Pastor, Booher, Gaffney, Nofs and Stahl

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6278

AN ACT to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled "An act to provide for the levy, assessment and collection of a specific excise tax on the storage, use or consumption in this state of tangible personal property and certain services; to appropriate the proceeds thereof; and to prescribe penalties for violations of the provisions of this act," by amending section 4q (MCL 205.94q), as amended by 2002 PA 456.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 4q. (1) The tax levied under this act does not apply to the purchase of machinery and equipment for use or consumption in the rendition of any combination of services, the use or consumption of which is taxable under section3a(1)(a) or (c) or 3b except that this exemption is limited to the tangible personal property located on the premises of the subscriber and to central office equipment or wireless equipment, directly used or consumed in transmitting, receiving, or switching, or in the monitoring of switching of a 2-way interactive communication. As used in this subsection, central office equipment or wireless equipment does not include distribution equipment including cable or wire facilities.

(2) Beginning April 1, 1999, the property under subsection (1) is exempt only to the extent that the property is used for the exempt purposes stated in this section. There is an irrebuttable presumption that 90% of total use is for exempt purposes.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor