An act to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to protect the people’s right to hunt and fish; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 36101 and 36104a (MCL 324.36101 and 324.36104a), section 36101 as amended by 2016 PA 265 and section 36104a as added by 1996 PA 233, and by adding sections 36104c and 36104e.
Allows areas protected as farmland with special tax incentives to defer tax preferences in favor of being developed as industrial solar facilities for as long as 90 years.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
1. Amend page 10, line 17, after “provider” by striking out “may” and inserting “shall”.
2. Amend page 10, line 19, after “(h),” by striking out “or (i).” and inserting “and (i) and, at the end of the deferment period, for removing the solar panels and appurtenant structures and restoring the land for agricultural use.”.
The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)
1. Amend page 10, line 29, after “period,” by striking out the balance of the line through line 2 of page 11 and inserting “the amount of tax credits for a number of years preceding the recording of the amended development rights agreement equal to half the number of years of the original deferment period is payable to this state. The tax credits”.
The amendment failed 18 to 20 (details)
Passed in the Senate 23 to 14 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology
Reported without amendment
1. Amend page 9, line 25, after “Habitat” by striking out “Planting” and inserting “Planning”.
2. Amend page 9, line 27, after “Entomology” by striking out the balance of the line through “maintained” on line 29 and inserting “or is designed, planted, and maintained” and relettering the remaining subdivisions.
3. Amend page 10, line 19, by striking out “(h), or (i).” and inserting “or (h).”.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 56 to 51 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Amendment concurred in 22 to 14 (details)
