HB-5645, As Passed Senate, March 4, 2010

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5645

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending section 2154 (MCL 324.2154), as amended by 2004 PA 513.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2154. (1) The treasurer or other officer charged with the

collection of taxes for an assessing district shall annually

forward a single statement of the assessment of all property for

which payment is claimed under this subpart to the Lansing office

of the department at the same time that statements are mailed for a

winter property tax levy under section 44 of the general property

tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.44 respective county by December 1

annually. The statement shall include an itemization of the

valuation and assessment for each individual parcel for which

payment is claimed under this subpart. The county shall forward the

statements received from all affected assessing districts in the

county to the Lansing office of the department by December 15

annually. The Lansing office of the department shall review the

each statement. Subject to subsection (2), if the assessment has

been determined according to this subpart, the department shall

authorize the state treasurer to pay the amount of the assessment

by warrant on the state treasury. The state treasurer shall forward

a separate payment in the amount of the assessment to each affected

assessing district in the county by February 14 annually.

     (2) Beginning in state fiscal year 2005, the The aggregate

amount for all payments to all assessing districts under subsection

(1) shall be charged as follows:

     (a) Payments in state fiscal year 2005 shall be charged as

follows:

     (i) Not more than 50% from the restricted revenue sources of

the department of natural resources.

     (ii) The remaining balance after the charge under subparagraph

(i) from the general fund.

     (b) Payments in state fiscal year 2006 and each state fiscal

year after 2006 section 2153 shall be charged as follows:

(a) (i) That portion of the payment that represents an

assessment by a local school district, intermediate school

district, or community college district shall be charged against

the state school aid fund established in section 11 of article IX

of the state constitution of 1963.

(b) (ii) The balance of any payment remaining after the charge

made in subparagraph (i) subdivision (a) shall be charged as

follows:

(i) (A) Not more than 50% from restricted revenue sources of

the department of natural resources.

(ii) (B) The remaining balance after the charge under sub-

subparagraph (A) subparagraph (i), from the general fund.

     (3) For the 2004 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year

after 2004, if If the amount available for payment to all local

assessing districts from the general fund or from any restricted

fund is less than the amount required for payment to all local

assessing districts from the general fund or from any restricted

fund, the amount available for payment to each local assessing

district shall be distributed in the same proportion from the

general fund or from any restricted fund that the required payment

to that local assessing district is to the total of all required

payments from the general fund or from any restricted fund. Partial

Except for the 2010 state fiscal year, partial payments do not

satisfy payments obligated by this state.