October 21, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Irwin, Yanez, Greig, Dianda, Robinson, Zemke, Driskell, Plawecki, Faris, Pagan, Geiss, Sarah Roberts and Hovey-Wright 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 7xx.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7xx. An eligible energy conversion device for which
installation is completed after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this section and before January 1, 2016
or, in the case of a wind energy conversion device installed on
real property classified as residential real property under section
34c, after December 31, 2007 and before January 1, 2016 is exempt
from the collection of taxes under this act. As used in this
section:
(a) "Biomass" means that term as defined in section 3 of the
clean, renewable, and efficient energy act, 2008 PA 295, MCL
460.1003.
(b) "Eligible energy conversion device" means a small-scale
solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, or water energy conversion device
which meets all standards for a solar, wind, geothermal, or water
energy conversion device prescribed by the Michigan next energy
authority or a small-scale biomass conversion device that meets the
standards set forth in chapter 85 of the clean air act, 42 USC 7401
to 7671q, and is certified by the United States environmental
protection agency.
(c) "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.
(d) "Small-scale" means having a nameplate generating capacity
of not more than 150 kilowatts.
(e) "Solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, or water energy
conversion device" means a mechanism or series of mechanisms
designed primarily to collect, convert, transfer, or store for
future use solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, or water 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.
However, a water energy conversion device includes only those
devices that utilize groundwater heat pumps or low-head hydro-
energy conversion systems. Low-head hydro-energy conversion systems
do not include public utility property.