Michigan Laws 207.275 – State geologist; determination of tax, apportionment among taxing districts
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 207.275
- Agglomerating facility: means the lands, plants, stockpiles of underground, beneficiated or agglomerated ores, buildings, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies used in connection with the agglomeration and transportation of the ores. See Michigan Laws 207.271
- Beneficiating facility: means the lands, plants, stockpiles of underground or beneficiated ores, buildings, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies used in connection with the beneficiation and transportation of the ores. See Michigan Laws 207.271
- Ore property: means the mineral bearing lands of a mine from which underground ore is mined, stockpiles of underground ore, buildings, plants, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies, but exclusive of any lands held primarily for timber purposes, used in connection with the mining and transportation of the underground ore. See Michigan Laws 207.271
- 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
- Underground ore: means iron ore in its natural state which to be mined must be removed through a shaft, incline or adit. See Michigan Laws 207.271
The state geologist or his duly authorized deputy shall determine the specific tax imposed against an ore property, beneficiating facility or agglomerating facility, and as early as practicable prior to February 15 shall certify the same to the supervisor or assessing officer of the township or city in which the ore property, beneficiating facility or agglomerating facility is situated. If the mining or beneficiating or agglomerating of underground ore from an ore property is carried on in more than one taxing district, then the state geologist or his duly authorized deputy shall apportion equitably the amount of the specific taxes to each taxing district, giving due consideration to the relative extent of the operations performed in each taxing district.