WETLANDS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
House Bill 4679
Sponsor: Rep. John Pastor
Committee: Local Government and Urban Policy
Complete to 9-4-03
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4679 AS INTRODUCED 5-13-03
House Bill 4679 would amend the General Property Tax Act to provide a property tax exemption for wetlands.
The bill specifies that property for which a permit for a use or development under part 303 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act had been denied, or property that had been determined by the Department of Natural Resources to be a wetland in a written determination, or that had been designated as a wetland in a final inventory under part 303, would be exempt from the collection of taxes under the General Property Tax Act.
MCL 211.7gg
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.