February 10, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Glardon and Sheppard 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 211.155) by adding section 7ll.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7ll. An eligible wind energy conversion device installed
on real property classified as residential real property or
agricultural real property under section 34c is exempt from the
collection of taxes under this act. As used in this section:
(a) "Eligible wind energy conversion device" means a small-
scale wind energy conversion device that meets all standards for a
wind energy conversion device prescribed by the Michigan next
energy authority and is certified by the United States
environmental protection agency.
(b) "Michigan next energy authority" means the Michigan next
energy authority created in section 3 of the Michigan next energy
authority act, 2002 PA 593, MCL 207.823.
(c) "Small-scale" means having a nameplate generating capacity
of not more than 150 kilowatts.
(d) "Wind energy conversion device" means a mechanism or
series of mechanisms designed primarily to collect, convert,
transfer, or store for future use wind energy for the purposes of
heating, cooling, or electric supply, but not those parts of a
heating, cooling, or electric supply system that would be required
regardless of the energy source being utilized.