HOUSE BILL No. 4165


     January 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Rhead, Hammerstrom, McNutt and Llewellyn and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.


        A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled

   "The general property tax act,"

   (MCL 211.1 to 211.157) by adding section 7ff.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC.  7FF.  (1) THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY IS EXEMPT FROM THE

 2    COLLECTION OF TAXES UNDER THIS ACT:

 3         (A) PROPERTY FOR WHICH A PERMIT FOR USE OR DEVELOPMENT UNDER

 4    PART 303 (WETLAND PROTECTION) OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVI-

 5    RONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.30301 TO

 6    324.30323, IS DENIED.

 7         (B) PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE

 8    DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE TO BE

 9    A WETLAND IN A WRITTEN DETERMINATION UNDER PART 303 (WETLAND

10    PROTECTION) OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

11    ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.30301 TO 324.30323.


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 1         (C) PROPERTY THAT IS DESIGNATED AS A WETLAND IN A FINAL

 2    INVENTORY UNDER PART 303 (WETLAND PROTECTION) OF THE NATURAL

 3    RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL

 4    324.30301 TO 324.30323.

 5         (D) PROPERTY DESIGNATED UNDER ANY FEDERAL STATUTE AS UNDE-

 6    VELOPABLE OR UNUSABLE BY THE OWNER.

 7         (2) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

 8    OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL ANNUALLY REIMBURSE ANY LOCAL GOVERN-

 9    MENTAL UNIT FOR REVENUE LOST AS A RESULT OF THE EXEMPTION OF

10    PROPERTY UNDER SUBSECTION (1).




































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