HB-4817, As Passed Senate, December 13, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 4817

 

May 19, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Caul, Baxter, LaJoy, Pavlov, Huizenga, Nitz, Newell, Stewart, Stahl, Gosselin, Elsenheimer, Mortimer, Booher, Emmons, Nofs, Taub and Hildenbrand and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 

     A bill to amend 1996 PA 376, entitled

 

"Michigan renaissance zone act,"

 

by amending section 3 (MCL 125.2683), as amended by 2000 PA 259.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Agricultural processing facility" means 1 or more

 

facilities or operations that transform, package, sort, or grade

 

livestock or livestock products, agricultural commodities, or

 

plants or plant products into goods that are used for intermediate

 

or final consumption including goods for nonfood use, and

 

surrounding property.

 

     (b) "Board" means the state administrative board created in

 

1921 PA 2, MCL 17.1 to 17.3.

 


     (c) "Development plan" means a written plan that addresses the

 

criteria in section 7 and includes all of the following:

 

     (i) A map of the proposed renaissance zone that indicates the

 

geographic boundaries, the total area, and the present use and

 

conditions generally of the land and structures within those

 

boundaries.

 

     (ii) Evidence of community support and commitment from

 

residential and business interests.

 

     (iii) A description of the methods proposed to increase economic

 

opportunity and expansion, facilitate infrastructure improvement,

 

and identify job training opportunities.

 

     (iv) Current social, economic, and demographic characteristics

 

of the proposed renaissance zone and anticipated improvements in

 

education, health, human services, public safety, and employment if

 

the renaissance zone is created.

 

     (v) Any other information required by the board.

 

     (d) "Elected county executive" means the elected county

 

executive in a county organized under 1966 PA 293, MCL 45.501 to

 

45.521, or 1973 PA 139, MCL 45.551 to 45.573.

 

     (e) "Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village,

 

or township.

 

     (f) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,

 

association, limited liability company, governmental entity, or

 

other legal entity.

 

     (g) "Qualified local governmental unit" means either of the

 

following:

 

     (i) A county.

 


     (ii) A city, village, or township that contains an eligible

 

distressed area as defined in section 11 of the state housing

 

development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1411.

 

     (h) "Recovery zone" means a tool and die renaissance recovery

 

zone created in section 8d.

 

     (i)  (h)  "Renaissance zone" means a geographic area

 

designated under this act.

 

     (j)  (i)  "Residential rental property" means that term as

 

defined in section 7ff of the general property tax act, 1893 PA

 

206, MCL 211.7ff.

 

     (k)  (j)  "Review board" means the renaissance zone review

 

board created in section 5.

 

     (l)  (k)  "Rural area" means an area that lies outside of the

 

boundaries of an urban area.

 

     (m)  (l)  "Urban area" means an urbanized area as determined by

 

the economics and statistics administration, United States bureau

 

of the census according to the 1990 census.