April 26, 2011, Introduced by Senators WARREN, JONES, HILDENBRAND, 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 7ll.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7ll. An eligible solar or wind 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
or, in the case of a wind energy conversion device installed on
real property classified as residential real property under section
34c, after December 31, 2007 and before January 1, 2014 is exempt
from the collection of taxes under this act. As used in this
section:
(a) "Eligible solar or wind conversion device" means a small-
scale solar or wind energy conversion device that meets all
standards for a solar or wind conversion device prescribed by the
Michigan next energy authority and is certified by the United
States environmental protection agency.
(b) "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.
(c) "Small-scale" means having a nameplate generating capacity
of not more than 150 kilowatts.
(d) "Solar or wind energy conversion device" means a mechanism
or series of mechanisms designed primarily to collect, convert,
transfer, or store for future use solar or wind 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.