Michigan Laws 125.1252 – Definitions
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As used in this act:
(a) “Industrial building” means a building or structure suitable for, and intended for or incidental to, use as a factory, mill, shop, processing plant, assembly plant, fabricating plant, warehouse, research and development facility, an engineering, architectural, or design facility, or a tourist and resort facility.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.1252
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Employee-owned corporation: means an employee-owned corporation as defined by the employee-owned corporation act. See Michigan Laws 125.1252
- Industrial building: means a building or structure suitable for, and intended for or incidental to, use as a factory, mill, shop, processing plant, assembly plant, fabricating plant, warehouse, research and development facility, an engineering, architectural, or design facility, or a tourist and resort facility. See Michigan Laws 125.1252
- Municipality: means a county, city, incorporated village, township, or port district. See Michigan Laws 125.1252
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Pollution control facilities: means water and air pollution control equipment and solid waste disposal facilities or any of them. See Michigan Laws 125.1252
- Public utility: means a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the manufacture, production, generation, or distribution of electricity, steam heat, gas, or any combination thereof, for sale to the public. See Michigan Laws 125.1252
- Solid waste disposal facilities: includes any and all buildings, plants, structures, equipment, or facilities and their appurtenances, together with lands or interest in lands therefor or a portion thereof, which qualify as solid waste disposal facilities under section 103(c)(4) of the federal internal revenue code. See Michigan Laws 125.1252
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Water and air pollution control equipment: includes buildings, plants, structures, facilities, and equipment and their appurtenances, together with lands or interest in lands therefor or a portion thereof, used or to be used as a change in manufacturing, production, generation, transmission, or distribution process to prevent, reduce, recover, remove, disperse, neutralize, control, or eliminate air or water pollution. See Michigan Laws 125.1252
(b) “Municipality” means a county, city, incorporated village, township, or port district.
(c) “Governing body” means the board, by whatever name known, charged with governing the municipality.
(d) “Industrial machinery and equipment” means such machinery and equipment, including water and air pollution control equipment and solid waste disposal facilities, other than vehicular equipment, as shall be necessary, suitable, intended for, or incidental to the use to which the industrial building in or near which the machinery or equipment shall be situated is to be put.
(e) “Water and air pollution control equipment” means buildings, plants, structures, equipment, or facilities and their appurtenances, together with lands or interest in lands therefor or a portion thereof, for the purpose of controlling, eliminating, recovering, removing, reducing, dispersing, treating, or neutralizing atmospheric or water pollutants, including liquid, gaseous, or solid substances or discharges or radiation, or cooling the temperature of any of the foregoing, or any liquid, gas, or solid, resulting from any of the following: (i) Any process of industry, manufacture, trade, or business. (ii) The development, processing, or recovery of any natural resources. (iii) The operation of any public utility, any of which may pollute or may tend to pollute or affect the water or air of or adjacent to the state. “Water and air pollution control equipment” includes buildings, plants, structures, facilities, and equipment and their appurtenances, together with lands or interest in lands therefor or a portion thereof, used or to be used as a change in manufacturing, production, generation, transmission, or distribution process to prevent, reduce, recover, remove, disperse, neutralize, control, or eliminate air or water pollution. The term includes any and all buildings, plants, structures, equipment, or facilities and their appurtenances, together with lands or interest in lands therefor or a portion thereof, which qualify as air or water pollution control facilities under section 103(c)(4) of the federal internal revenue code.
(f) “Public utility” means a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the manufacture, production, generation, or distribution of electricity, steam heat, gas, or any combination thereof, for sale to the public.
(g) “Solid waste disposal facilities” means buildings, plants, structures, equipment, or facilities and their appurtenances, together with lands or interest in lands therefor or a portion thereof, for the purpose of treating, shredding, compression, high temperature incineration, pyrolization, separation, or any other technology for recovery, transporting, storing, or the final placement and disposal of solid wastes resulting from any of the following: (i) Any process of industry, manufacture, trade, or business. (ii) The development, processing, or recovery of any natural resources. (iii) The operation of any public utility. “Solid waste disposal facilities” includes any and all buildings, plants, structures, equipment, or facilities and their appurtenances, together with lands or interest in lands therefor or a portion thereof, which qualify as solid waste disposal facilities under section 103(c)(4) of the federal internal revenue code.
(h) “Pollution control facilities” means water and air pollution control equipment and solid waste disposal facilities or any of them.
(i) “Employee-owned corporation” means an employee-owned corporation as defined by the employee-owned corporation act.