SENATE BILL No. 378

 

 

April 3, 2003, Introduced by Senators VAN WOERKOM, HAMMERSTROM, GILBERT, GOSCHKA, CROPSEY, BIRKHOLZ and KUIPERS and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The general property tax act,"                                             

                                                                                

    (MCL 211.1 to 211.157) by adding section 7gg.                               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 7gg.  (1) A greenhouse, but not the land on which it is                

                                                                                

2   located, is exempt from the collection of taxes under this act.             

                                                                                

3       (2) As used in this section, "greenhouse" means a structure                 

                                                                                

4   or enclosure consisting of a wood, fiberglass, or metal frame               

                                                                                

5   with a glass, plastic, acrylic, polycarbonate, polyethylene, or             

                                                                                

6   similar covering, that is designed to regulate climatic                     

                                                                                

7   conditions in order to germinate, grow, or store flowering,                 

                                                                                

8   nursery, or vegetable plants.