HB-5456, As Passed Senate, May 23, 2006

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5456

     A bill to amend 1996 PA 376, entitled

"Michigan renaissance zone act,"

by amending section 3 (MCL 125.2683), as amended by 2005 PA 275.

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) "Forest products processing facility" means 1 or more

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

grade forest or paper products into goods that are used for

intermediate or final use or consumption or for the creation of

biomass or alternative fuels through the utilization of forest

products or forest residue, and surrounding property. Forest

products processing facility does not include an existing facility

or operation that is located in this state that relocates to a

renaissance zone for a forest products processing facility. Forest

products processing facility does not include a facility or

operation that engages primarily in retail sales.

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

village, or township.

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

corporation, association, limited liability company, governmental

entity, or other legal entity.

(h)  (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.

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

recovery zone created in section 8d.

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

designated under this act.

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

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

206, MCL 211.7ff.

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

board created in section 5.

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

boundaries of an urban area.

(n)  (m) "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.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless Senate Bill No. 919 of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into

law.