Act No. 391

Public Acts of 2004

Approved by the Governor

October 12, 2004

Filed with the Secretary of State

October 13, 2004

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 13, 2004

STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

Introduced by Reps. Sheltrown and Brown

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6227

AN ACT to amend 1933 PA 62, entitled "An act to provide limits on the rate of taxation on property; to provide for a division of the rate of taxation between counties, townships, municipal corporations, intermediate school districts, and other local units; to earmark funds raised by increasing the total tax limitation; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts and charters and parts of charters of municipal corporations inconsistent with or contravening the provisions of this act," by amending section 5i (MCL 211.205i), as amended by 2001 PA 146.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 5i. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the filing in the offices of the secretary of state and the county clerk of a copy of the initiatory petition; the separate tax limitations recommended by the county tax allocation board; all resolutions of the board; and the certificate of the county board of canvassers showing that a majority of the electors voting on either the separate tax limitations proposed by petition of electors or of the county tax allocation board, or both, has approved the separate tax limitations and stating the number of votes cast on the separate questions and the number cast for and against the questions, the separate tax limitations for the county and for the townships and intermediate school districts in the county are effective and shall apply to all subsequent tax levies until altered by another vote under this act or expiration of the period for which the separate tax limitations were voted.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4), if the election is held after April 1 in any year, the adopted limitations shall be first effective in the immediately succeeding calendar year.

(3) In 2001 only, if the election is held August 7, 2001, the adopted limitations shall be first effective in 2001.

(4) In 2004 only, if the election is held August 3, 2004, the adopted limitations shall be first effective in 2004.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor