Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.2688

  • Board: means the state administrative board created in 1921 PA 2, MCL 17. See Michigan Laws 125.2683
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Local governmental unit: means a county, city, village, township, or, for taxes levied after 2009, any other taxing jurisdiction that levies an ad valorem property tax. See Michigan Laws 125.2683
  • Renaissance zone: means a geographic area designated under this act. See Michigan Laws 125.2683
  • Rural area: means an area that lies outside of the boundaries of an urban area. See Michigan Laws 125.2683
  • 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
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Urban area: means an urbanized area as determined by the economics and statistics administration, United States bureau of the census according to the 1990 census. See Michigan Laws 125.2683
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the board shall not designate more than 9 renaissance zones within this state. Not more than 6 of the renaissance zones shall be located in urban areas and not more than 4 of the renaissance zones shall be located in rural areas. For purposes of determining whether a renaissance zone is located in an urban area or rural area under this section, if any part of a renaissance zone is located within an urban area, the entire renaissance zone shall be considered to be located in an urban area.
  (2) The board may designate additional renaissance zones within this state in 1 or more qualified local governmental units if that qualified local governmental unit or units contain a military installation that was operated by the United States department of defense and has closed after 1990.
  (3) Each renaissance zone designated by the board under section 8a shall be submitted to the legislature, which, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of those elected to and serving in each house, on a record roll call vote, may reject that designation no later than the earlier of 45 days following the date of the designation by the board or December 31 of the year of designation.