SB-0570, As Passed House, February 16, 2006

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 570

     A bill to amend 1975 PA 228, entitled

"Single business tax act,"

by amending section 39c (MCL 208.39c), as amended by 2001 PA 69.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 39c. (1) A qualified taxpayer with a rehabilitation plan

certified after December 31, 1998 may credit against the tax

imposed by this act the amount determined pursuant to subsection

(2) for the qualified expenditures for the rehabilitation of a

historic resource pursuant to the rehabilitation plan in the year

in which the certification of completed rehabilitation of the

historic resource is issued provided that the certification of

completed rehabilitation was issued not more than 5 years after the

rehabilitation plan was certified by the Michigan historical

center.

(2) The credit allowed under this section shall be 25% of the

qualified expenditures that are eligible for the credit under

section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code if the taxpayer is

eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the internal

revenue code or, if the taxpayer is not eligible for the credit

under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, 25% of the

qualified expenditures that would qualify under section 47(a)(2) of

the internal revenue code except that the expenditures are made to

a historic resource that is not eligible for the credit under

section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, subject to both of

the following:

     (a) A taxpayer with qualified expenditures that are eligible

for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code

may not claim a credit under this section for those qualified

expenditures unless the taxpayer has claimed and received a credit

for those qualified expenditures under section 47(a)(2) of the

internal revenue code.

     (b) A credit under this section shall be reduced by the amount

of a credit received by the taxpayer for the same qualified

expenditures under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code.

     (3) To be eligible for the credit under this section, the

taxpayer shall apply to and receive from the Michigan historical

center certification that the historic significance, the

rehabilitation plan, and the completed rehabilitation of the

historic resource meet the criteria under subsection (6) and either

of the following:

     (a) All of the following criteria:

     (i) The historic resource contributes to the significance of

the historic district in which it is located.

     (ii) Both the rehabilitation plan and completed rehabilitation

of the historic resource meet the federal secretary of the

interior's standards for rehabilitation and guidelines for

rehabilitating historic buildings, 36  C.F.R. CFR part 67.

     (iii) All rehabilitation work has been done to or within the

walls, boundaries, or structures of the historic resource or to

historic resources located within the property boundaries of the

property.

     (b) The taxpayer has received certification from the national

park service that the historic resource's significance, the

rehabilitation plan, and the completed rehabilitation qualify for

the credit allowed under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue

code.

     (4) If a qualified taxpayer is eligible for the credit allowed

under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, the qualified

taxpayer shall file for certification with the center to qualify

for the credit allowed under section 47(a)(2) of the internal

revenue code. If the qualified taxpayer has previously filed for

certification with the center to qualify for the credit allowed

under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code, additional

filing for the credit allowed under this section is not required.

     (5) The center may inspect a historic resource at any time

during the rehabilitation process and may revoke certification of

completed rehabilitation if the rehabilitation was not undertaken

as represented in the rehabilitation plan or if unapproved

alterations to the completed rehabilitation are made during the 5

years after the tax year in which the credit was claimed. The

center shall promptly notify the department of a revocation.

     (6) Qualified expenditures for the rehabilitation of a

historic resource may be used to calculate the credit under this

section if the historic resource meets 1 of the criteria listed in

subdivision (a) and 1 of the criteria listed in subdivision (b):

     (a) The resource is 1 of the following during the tax year in

which a credit under this section is claimed for those qualified

expenditures:

     (i) Individually listed on the national register of historic

places or state register of historic sites.

     (ii) A contributing resource located within a historic district

listed on the national register of historic places or the state

register of historic sites.

     (iii) A contributing resource located within a historic district

designated by a local unit pursuant to an ordinance adopted under

the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to

399.215.

     (b) The resource meets 1 of the following criteria during the

tax year in which a credit under this section is claimed for those

qualified expenditures:

     (i) The historic resource is located in a designated historic

district in a local unit of government with an existing ordinance

under the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to

399.215.

     (ii) The historic resource is located in an incorporated local

Senate Bill No. 570 (S-1) as amended February 15, 2006

unit of government that does not have an ordinance under the local

historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, and

has a population of less than 5,000.

     (iii) The historic resource is located in an unincorporated

local unit of government.

     (iv) The historic resource is located in an incorporated local

unit of government that does not have an ordinance under the local

historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, and [is

located within the boundaries of an association that]

has been chartered under 1889 PA 39, MCL 455.51 to 455.72.

     (7) If a qualified taxpayer is a partnership, limited

liability company, or subchapter S corporation, the qualified

taxpayer may assign all or any portion of a credit allowed under

this section to its partners, members, or shareholders, based on

the partner's, member's, or shareholder's proportionate share of

ownership or based on an alternative method approved by the

department. A credit assignment under this subsection is

irrevocable and shall be made in the tax year in which a

certificate of completed rehabilitation is issued. A qualified

taxpayer may claim a portion of a credit and assign the remaining

credit amount. A partner, member, or shareholder that is an

assignee shall not subsequently assign a credit or any portion of a

credit assigned to the partner, member, or shareholder under this

subsection. A credit amount assigned under this subsection may be

claimed against the partner's, member's, or shareholder's tax

liability under this act or under the income tax act of 1967, 1967

PA 281, MCL 206.1 to 206.532. A credit assignment under this

subsection shall be made on a form prescribed by the department.

The qualified taxpayer and assignees shall send a copy of the

completed assignment form to the department in the tax year in

which the assignment is made and attach a copy of the completed

assignment form to the annual return required to be filed under

this act for that tax year.

     (8) If the credit allowed under this section for the tax year

and any unused carryforward of the credit allowed by this section

exceed the taxpayer's tax liability for the tax year, that portion

that exceeds the tax liability for the tax year shall not be

refunded but may be carried forward to offset tax liability in

subsequent tax years for 10 years or until used up, whichever

occurs first.

     (9) If the taxpayer sells a historic resource for which a

credit under this section was claimed less than 5 years after the

year in which the credit was claimed, the following percentage of

the credit amount previously claimed relative to that historic

resource shall be added back to the tax liability of the taxpayer

in the year of the sale:

     (a) If the sale is less than 1 year after the year in which

the credit was claimed, 100%.

     (b) If the sale is at least 1 year but less than 2 years after

the year in which the credit was claimed, 80%.

     (c) If the sale is at least 2 years but less than 3 years

after the year in which the credit was claimed, 60%.

     (d) If the sale is at least 3 years but less than 4 years

after the year in which the credit was claimed, 40%.

     (e) If the sale is at least 4 years but less than 5 years

after the year in which the credit was claimed, 20%.

     (f) If the sale is 5 years or more after the year in which the

credit was claimed, an addback to the taxpayer's tax liability

shall not be made.

     (10) If a certification of completed rehabilitation is revoked

under subsection (5) less than 5 years after the year in which a

credit was claimed, the following percentage of the credit amount

previously claimed relative to that historic resource shall be

added back to the tax liability of the taxpayer in the year of the

revocation:

     (a) If the revocation is less than 1 year after the year in

which the credit was claimed, 100%.

     (b) If the revocation is at least 1 year but less than 2 years

after the year in which the credit was claimed, 80%.

     (c) If the revocation is at least 2 years but less than 3

years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 60%.

     (d) If the revocation is at least 3 years but less than 4

years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 40%.

     (e) If the revocation is at least 4 years but less than 5

years after the year in which the credit was claimed, 20%.

     (f) If the revocation is 5 years or more after the year in

which the credit was claimed, an addback to the taxpayer's tax

liability shall not be made.

     (11) The department of history, arts, and libraries through

the Michigan historical center may impose a fee to cover the

administrative cost of implementing the program under this section.

     (12) The qualified taxpayer shall attach all of the following

to the qualified taxpayer's annual return required under this act

or under the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 to

206.532, if applicable, on which the credit is claimed:

     (a) Certification of completed rehabilitation.

     (b) Certification of historic significance related to the

historic resource and the qualified expenditures used to claim a

credit under this section.

     (c) A completed assignment form if the qualified taxpayer has

assigned any portion of a credit allowed under this section to a

partner, member, or shareholder, or if the taxpayer is an assignee

of any portion of a credit allowed under this section.

     (13) The department of history, arts, and libraries shall

promulgate rules to implement this section pursuant to the

administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to

24.328.

     (14) The total of the credits claimed under this section and

section 266 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL

206.266, for a rehabilitation project shall not exceed 25% of the

total qualified expenditures eligible for the credit under this

section for that rehabilitation project.

     (15) The department of history, arts, and libraries through

the Michigan historical center shall report all of the following to

the legislature annually for the immediately preceding state fiscal

year:

     (a) The fee schedule used by the center and the total amount

of fees collected.

     (b) A description of each rehabilitation project certified.

     (c) The location of each new and ongoing rehabilitation

project.

     (16) As used in this section:

     (a) "Contributing resource" means a historic resource that

contributes to the significance of the historic district in which

it is located.

     (b) "Historic district" means an area, or group of areas not

necessarily having contiguous boundaries, that contains 1 resource

or a group of resources that are related by history, architecture,

archaeology, engineering, or culture.

     (c) "Historic resource" means a publicly or privately owned

historic building, structure, site, object, feature, or open space

located within a historic district designated by the national

register of historic places, the state register of historic sites,

or a local unit acting under the local historic districts act, 1970

PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215; or that is individually listed on

the state register of historic sites or national register of

historic places and includes all of the following:

     (i) An owner-occupied personal residence or a historic resource

located within the property boundaries of that personal residence.

     (ii) An income-producing commercial, industrial, or residential

resource or a historic resource located within the property

boundaries of that resource.

     (iii) A resource owned by a governmental body, nonprofit

organization, or tax-exempt entity that is used primarily by a

taxpayer lessee in a trade or business unrelated to the

governmental body, nonprofit organization, or tax-exempt entity and

that is subject to tax under this act.

     (iv) A resource that is occupied or utilized by a governmental

body, nonprofit organization, or tax-exempt entity pursuant to a

long-term lease or lease with option to buy agreement.

     (v) Any other resource that could benefit from rehabilitation.

     (d) "Local unit" means a county, city, village, or township.

     (e) "Long-term lease" means a lease term of at least 27.5

years for a residential resource or at least 31.5 years for a

nonresidential resource.

     (f) "Michigan historical center" or "center" means the state

historic preservation office of the Michigan historical center of

the department of history, arts, and libraries or its successor

agency.

     (g) "Open space" means undeveloped land, a naturally

landscaped area, or a formal or man-made landscaped area that

provides a connective link or a buffer between other resources.

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

association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

     (i) "Qualified expenditures" means capital expenditures that

qualify for a rehabilitation credit under section 47(a)(2) of the

internal revenue code if the taxpayer is eligible for the credit

under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code or, if the

taxpayer is not eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of

the internal revenue code, the qualified expenditures that would

qualify under section 47(a)(2) of the internal revenue code except

that the expenditures are made to a historic resource that is not

eligible for the credit under section 47(a)(2) of the internal

revenue code that were paid not more than 5 years after the

certification of the rehabilitation plan that included those

expenditures was approved by the center, and that were paid after

December 31, 1998 for the rehabilitation of a historic resource.

Qualified expenditures do not include capital expenditures for

nonhistoric additions to a historic resource except an addition

that is required by state or federal regulations that relate to

historic preservation, safety, or accessibility.

     (j) "Qualified taxpayer" means a person that is an assignee

under subsection (7) or either owns the resource to be

rehabilitated or has a long-term lease agreement with the owner of

the historic resource and that has qualified expenditures for the

rehabilitation of the historic resource equal to or greater than

10% of the state equalized valuation of the property. If the

historic resource to be rehabilitated is a portion of a historic or

nonhistoric resource, the state equalized valuation of only that

portion of the property shall be used for purposes of this

subdivision. If the assessor for the local tax collecting unit in

which the historic resource is located determines the state

equalized valuation of that portion, that assessor's determination

shall be used for purposes of this subdivision. If the assessor

does not determine that state equalized valuation of that portion,

qualified expenditures, for purposes of this subdivision, shall be

equal to or greater than 5% of the appraised value as determined by

a certified appraiser. If the historic resource to be rehabilitated

does not have a state equalized valuation, qualified expenditures

for purposes of this subdivision shall be equal to or greater than

5% of the appraised value of the resource as determined by a

certified appraiser.

     (k) "Rehabilitation plan" means a plan for the rehabilitation

of a historic resource that meets the federal secretary of the

interior's standards for rehabilitation and guidelines for

rehabilitation of historic buildings under 36  C.F.R. CFR part 67.

     Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect for tax

years that begin after December 31, 2004.