SENATE BILL No. 700

 

 

September 16, 2003, Introduced by Senator BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The general property tax act,"                                             

                                                                                

    by amending section 89a (MCL 211.89a), as added by 1994 PA 189,             

                                                                                

    and by adding section 89b.                                                  

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 89a.  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of a charter                  

                                                                                

2   of a county adopted pursuant to  Act No. 93 of the Public Acts of           

                                                                                

3   1966, being sections 45.501 to 45.521 of the Michigan Compiled              

                                                                                

4   Laws  1966 PA 293, MCL 45.501 to 45.521, or the provisions of the           

                                                                                

5   charter of a home rule city, to the contrary, the city treasurer            

                                                                                

6   of a city that  does not return delinquent real property taxes to           

                                                                                

7   the county treasurer  contains a first class school district                

                                                                                

8   shall return all uncollected delinquent  state education  taxes             

                                                                                

9   levied  under the state education tax act, Act No. 331 of the               

                                                                                

10  Public Acts of 1993, being sections 211.901 to 211.906 of the               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   Michigan Compiled Laws,  on real property after December 31, 2002           

                                                                                

2   on the March 1 immediately following the year in which the taxes            

                                                                                

3   are levied.                                                                 

                                                                                

4       (2) After the delinquent taxes levied on real property                      

                                                                                

5   taxes  are returned to the county treasurer for collection under           

                                                                                

6   this section, the provisions of this act apply for collection of            

                                                                                

7   those taxes and for the issuance of notes in anticipation of the            

                                                                                

8   collection of  the  those taxes.                                            

                                                                                

9       (3) As used in this section, "first class school district"                  

                                                                                

10  means a school district organized as a school district of the               

                                                                                

11  first class under the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1           

                                                                                

12  to 380.1852.                                                                

                                                                                

13      Sec. 89b.  (1) For taxes levied after December 31, 2003,                    

                                                                                

14  notwithstanding the provisions of a charter of a county adopted             

                                                                                

15  pursuant to 1966 PA 293, MCL 45.501 to 45.521, or the provisions            

                                                                                

16  of the charter of a home rule city, to the contrary, a city                 

                                                                                

17  containing a first class school district shall do all of the                

                                                                                

18  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

19      (a) Prepare and submit to each taxpayer a statement                         

                                                                                

20  indicating the amount of tax levied on real and personal property           

                                                                                

21  by all taxing jurisdictions authorized to levy a general ad                 

                                                                                

22  valorem property tax in that city.                                          

                                                                                

23      (b) Collect the tax levied on real and personal property by                 

                                                                                

24  all taxing jurisdictions authorized to levy a general ad valorem            

                                                                                

25  property tax in that city.                                                  

                                                                                

26      (2) As used in this section, "first class school district"                  

                                                                                

27  means a school district organized as a school district of the               


                                                                                

1   first class under the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1           

                                                                                

2   to 380.1852.