HOUSE BILL No. 6607

 

November 9, 2006, Introduced by Rep. LaJoy and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

     A bill to amend 1987 PA 248, entitled

 

"Airport parking tax act,"

 

by amending section 2 (MCL 207.372).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Airport parking facility" means 1 of the following:

 

     (i) Through December 31, 2006, an area, space, garage, parking

 

structure, or other facility upon or in which motor vehicles are

 

parked, stored, or housed for a consideration and that is located

 

within the boundaries or within 5 miles of the boundaries of a

 

regional airport facility. However, an airport parking facility

 

does not include publicly owned metered spaces or a facility that

 

is leased or rented exclusively for the use of employees of

 

employers located within the boundaries or within 5 miles of the


 

boundaries of a regional airport facility.

 

     (ii) Beginning January 1, 2007, an on-site airport parking

 

facility.

 

     (iii) Beginning January 1, 2007, an off-site airport parking

 

facility.

 

     (b) "Commissioner" means the state commissioner of revenue.

 

     (c) "Fund" means the airport parking fund created in section

 

6.

 

     (d) "Motor vehicle" means that term as defined in section 33

 

of the Michigan vehicle code,  Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of

 

1949, being section 257.33 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1949 PA

 

300, MCL 257.33, but does not include a vehicle used solely in

 

support of aircraft or airport operations.

 

     (e) "Off-site airport parking facility" means an area, space,

 

garage, parking structure, or other facility upon or in which motor

 

vehicles are parked, stored, or housed for a consideration and that

 

is located outside the boundaries and within 5 miles of the

 

boundaries of a regional airport facility. However, an airport

 

parking facility does not include publicly owned metered spaces or

 

a facility that is leased or rented exclusively for the use of

 

employees of employers located within the boundaries of a regional

 

airport facility.

 

     (f) "On-site airport parking facility" means an area, space,

 

garage, parking structure, or other facility upon or in which motor

 

vehicles are parked, stored, or housed for a consideration and that

 

is located within the boundaries of a regional airport facility.

 

However, an on-site airport parking facility does not include


 

publicly owned metered spaces or a facility that is leased or

 

rented exclusively for the use of employees of employers located

 

within the boundaries of a regional airport facility.

 

     (g)  (e)  "Operator" means a person engaged in the business of

 

controlling or operating an airport parking facility.

 

     (h)  (f)  "Person" means a natural person, partnership,

 

fiduciary, association, corporation, or other legal entity.

 

     (i)  (g)  "Qualified county" means a county that provides

 

public services to a regional airport facility.

 

     (j)  (h)  "Regional airport facility" means an airport that

 

services 4,000,000 or more enplanements annually.

 

     (k)  (i)  "Transaction" means the parking, storing, housing,

 

or keeping of a motor vehicle for consideration.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless House Bill No. 5536 of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into

 

law.