April 26, 2011, Introduced by Senators HILDENBRAND, WARREN, JONES, PROOS, MARLEAU, KOWALL, PAVLOV, YOUNG, NOFS, HOPGOOD and BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled
"The general property tax act,"
(MCL 211.1 to 211.155) by adding section 7oo.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7oo. An eligible energy conversion device for which
installation is completed after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this section and before January 1, 2014
is exempt from the collection of taxes under this act. As used in
this section:
(a) "Biomass" means that term as defined in section 3 of the
clean, renewable, and efficient energy act, 2008 PA 295, MCL
460.1003.
(b) "Eligible energy conversion device" means a small-scale
geothermal, biomass, or water energy conversion device that meets
all standards for a geothermal or water energy conversion device
prescribed by the Michigan next energy authority or a small-scale
biomass conversion device that meets the standards set forth in
chapter 85 of the clean air act, 42 USC 7401 to 7671q, and is
certified by the United States environmental protection agency.
(c) "Geothermal, biomass, or water energy conversion device"
means a mechanism or series of mechanisms designed primarily to
collect, convert, transfer, or store for future use geothermal,
biomass, or water energy for the purposes of heating, cooling, or
electric supply, but not those parts of a heating, cooling, or
electric supply system that would be required regardless of the
energy source being utilized. However, a water energy conversion
device includes only those devices that utilize groundwater heat
pumps or low-head hydro-energy conversion systems. Low-head hydro-
energy conversion systems do not include public utility property.
(d) "Michigan next energy authority" means the Michigan next
energy authority created in section 3 of the Michigan next energy
authority act, 2002 PA 593, MCL 207.823.
(e) "Small-scale" means having a nameplate generating capacity
of not more than 150 kilowatts.