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.