April 21, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Foster, Haveman, McMillin, Kowall, MacMaster, Cotter, Rendon, Opsommer, Wayne Schmidt, Gilbert, Heise, Haugh, Huuki, Crawford, Pettalia, Rogers, Damrow, Bumstead, O'Brien, McBroom, Horn, Jacobsen, Nesbitt, Tyler, Glardon, Price, Ouimet, Lyons, Liss, Hughes, Lindberg, Pscholka, Daley, Kandrevas, Scott, Potvin, Knollenberg and Lund and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 2154 (MCL 324.2154), as amended by 2010 PA 31.
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 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 annually 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 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 annually forward a separate payment in the
amount of the assessment to each affected assessing district in the
county
by February 14. annually.
(2) The aggregate amount for all payments to all assessing
districts under section 2153 shall be charged as follows:
(a) 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)
The For payments made
before 2011, the balance of any
payment remaining after the charge made in subdivision (a) shall be
charged as follows:
(i) Not more than 50% from restricted revenue sources of the
department of natural resources.
(ii) The remaining balance after the charge under subparagraph
(i), from the general fund.
(c) For payments made after 2010, the balance of any payment
remaining after the charge made in subdivision (a) shall be charged
as follows:
(i) If the property for which payment is claimed was not
purchased with funds from the natural Michigan resources trust
fund, the balance of any payment shall be charged as follows:
(A) Not more than 50% from restricted revenue sources of the
department of natural resources.
(B) The remaining balance after the charge under sub-
subparagraph (A), from the general fund.
(ii) If the property for which payment is claimed was purchased
with funds from the Michigan natural resources trust fund, the
balance of any payment shall be charged from the Michigan natural
resources trust fund.
(3) If the amount available for payment to all local assessing
districts
from the general fund, or from any restricted fund, or
from the Michigan natural resources trust fund is less than the
amount required for payment to all local assessing districts from
the
general fund, or from any restricted fund, or from the Michigan
natural resources trust 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, or
from the Michigan natural resources trust 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, or from the Michigan natural resources trust fund. Except for
the 2010 state fiscal year, partial payments do not satisfy
payments obligated by this state.
(4) As used in this section, "Michigan natural resources trust
fund" means the Michigan natural resources trust fund established
in section 35 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.