Title 125, PLANNING, HOUSING, AND ZONING

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Authority" means a brownfield redevelopment authority created under this act. (b) "Baseline environmental assessment" means that term as defined in part 201 or 213. (c) "Blighted" means property that meets any of the following criteria as determi…

Sec. 3. (1) A municipality may establish 1 or more authorities. Except as provided in subsection (4), an authority with zones established before June 6, 2000 shall exercise its powers within its designated zones. Except as provided in subsection (4), an authority established on o…

Sec. 4. (1) A governing body may declare by resolution adopted by a majority of its members elected and serving its intention to create and provide for the operation of an authority. (2) In the resolution of intent, the governing body shall set a date for holding a public hearing…

Sec. 5. (1) Each authority shall be under the supervision and control of a board chosen by the governing body. Subject to subsection (2), the governing body may by majority vote designate 1 of the following to constitute the board: (a) The board of directors of the economic devel…

Sec. 6. (1) The board may employ and fix the compensation of a director of the authority, subject to the approval of the governing body creating the authority. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the board. A member of the board is not eligible to hold the position of dir…

Sec. 7. (1) An authority may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. (b) Incur and expend funds to pay or reimburse a public or private person for costs of eligible activities attributab…

Sec. 8. (1) An authority may establish a local brownfield revolving fund. A local brownfield revolving fund may consist of funds deposited from the following sources: (a) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available from public or private sources. (b) Local tax and school opera…

Sec. 8a. (1) The state brownfield redevelopment fund is created as a revolving fund within the department of treasury to be administered as provided in this section. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the state brownfield redevelopment fund. Money in the state bro…

Sec. 9. The authority shall be considered an instrumentality of a political subdivision for purposes of Act No. 227 of the Public Acts of 1972, being sections 213.321 to 213.332 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Sec. 10. A municipality may transfer private property taken under the uniform condemnation procedures act, Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 213.51 to 213.77 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to the authority for use as authorized in the brownfield plan, on terms…

Sec. 11. The activities of the authority must be financed from 1 or more of the following sources: (a) Contributions, contractual payments, or appropriations to the authority for the performance of its functions or to pay the costs of a brownfield plan of the authority. (b) Reven…

Sec. 12. (1) The authority may borrow money and issue its negotiable revenue bonds or notes to finance all or part of the costs of eligible activities or of another activity of the authority under this act. Revenue bonds and notes issued under this section are subject to the reve…

Sec. 13. (1) When adopting a brownfield plan, the board shall comply with the notice and approval provisions of section 14. (2) Subject to section 15, the board may implement a brownfield plan. The brownfield plan may apply to 1 or more parcels of eligible property whether or not…

Sec. 13a. Costs of a response activity paid with tax increment revenues that are captured pursuant to section 13(4) may be recovered from a party that is responsible for an activity causing a release. This state or an authority may undertake cost recovery for tax increment revenu…

Sec. 13b. (1) An authority shall not expend tax increment revenues to acquire or prepare eligible property unless the acquisition or preparation is an eligible activity. (2) An authority shall not enter into agreements with the taxing jurisdictions and the governing body of the m…

Sec. 13c. (1) Subject to the approval of the governing body and Michigan strategic fund under section 14a, the board may implement a transformational brownfield plan. The transformational brownfield plan may consist of a single development on eligible property or a series of deve…

Sec. 14. (1) Before approving a brownfield plan for an eligible property, the governing body shall hold a public hearing on the brownfield plan. By resolution, the governing body may delegate the public hearing process to the authority or to a subcommittee of the governing body s…

Sec. 14a. (1) The governing body and Michigan strategic fund shall determine whether to approve a transformational brownfield plan in accordance with this section. (2) The governing body shall make an initial determination as to whether the transformational brownfield plan consti…

Sec. 15. (1) To seek department approval of a work plan under section 13b(6)(c), the authority shall submit all of the following for each eligible property: (a) A copy of the brownfield plan. (b) Current ownership information for each eligible property and a summary of available …

Sec. 15a. (1) If the amount of tax increment revenues lost as a result of the personal property tax exemptions provided by section 1211(1) and (4) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1211, section 3 of the state education tax act, 1993 PA 331, MCL 211.903, section 14…

Sec. 15b. (1) Beginning January 1, 2021, and each year thereafter, from the state school aid fund this state shall reimburse each intermediate school district for any tax increment revenues captured by an authority under this act for property taxes levied for operating purposes u…

Sec. 16. (1) The municipal and county treasurers shall transmit tax increment revenues to the authority not later than 30 days after tax increment revenues are collected. (2) The authority shall expend the tax increment revenues received only in accordance with the brownfield pla…

Sec. 16a. (1) In addition to any other requirements under this act, a dedicated webpage for the transformational brownfield program must be made available to the public on the website of the Michigan strategic fund or the Michigan economic development corporation. (2) The transfo…

Sec. 16b. (1) A meeting of the Michigan strategic fund board that will consider approval of a transformational brownfield plan or an amendment to a transformational brownfield plan must be livestreamed and recorded. (2) As used in this section, "Michigan strategic fund board" mea…

Sec. 17. (1) By resolution of its board, the authority may authorize, issue, and sell its tax increment bonds and notes, subject to the limitations set forth in this section, to finance the purposes of a brownfield plan. The bonds or notes shall be payable in the manner and upon …

Sec. 18. (1) The authority shall prepare and approve a budget for the operation of the authority for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be prepared in the manner and contain the information required of municipal departments. Funds of a municipality shall not be included in…

Sec. 19. (1) An authority that completes the purposes for which it was organized shall be dissolved by resolution of the governing body. Except as provided in subsection (2), the property and assets of the authority remaining after the satisfaction of the obligations of the autho…

Sec. 20. The state tax commission may institute proceedings to compel enforcement of the requirements of this act.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "entrepreneur-in-residence act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Entrepreneur-in-residence" means an individual appointed to a position under the project. (b) "Project" means the entrepreneur-in-residence project established under this act. (c) "Strategic fund" means the Michigan strategic fund created under t…

Sec. 3. (1) The entrepreneur-in-residence project is established in the strategic fund. (2) The project goals include all of the following: (a) Improving outreach by state government to the private sector. (b) Strengthening coordination and interaction between state government an…

Sec. 4. (1) The president of the strategic fund shall appoint not more than 10 entrepreneurs-in-residence under the project during any year. (2) The president of the strategic fund shall select an entrepreneur-in-residence for appointment based on all of the following qualificati…

Sec. 5. (1) An entrepreneur-in-residence shall report directly to the president of the strategic fund. (2) The president of the strategic fund may establish an informal work group of entrepreneurs-in-residence to discuss best practices, experiences, obstacles, opportunities, and …

Sec. 6. All departments and agencies shall cooperate with the strategic fund and any entrepreneur-in-residence as necessary to facilitate the project.

Sec. 7. The president of the strategic fund shall not appoint an entrepreneur-in-residence under this act after September 30, 2016.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "commission for logistics and supply chain collaboration act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Commission" means the commission for logistics and supply chain collaboration created under section 3. (b) "Supply chain management" means an integrated approach to planning, implementing, and controlling the flow of information, materials, and s…

Sec. 3. (1) The commission for logistics and supply chain collaboration is created within the Michigan strategic fund under the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094. (2) The commission shall create a road map for attracting, supporting, marketing, an…

Sec. 4. (1) The commission shall have and exercise all of the following powers and duties: (a) Advise appropriate state agencies on methods, proposals, programs, and initiatives involving freight transportation and supply chain management in this state that may stimulate state ec…

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Agent" means the person or persons agreed to or selected by the contractor and the public agency pursuant to section 4(2). (b) "Architect or professional engineer" means an architect or professional engineer licensed under Act No. 299 of the Publ…

Sec. 2. (1) The construction contract shall designate a person representing the contractor who will submit written requests for progress payments, and a person representing the public agency to whom request for progress payments are to be submitted. The written requests for progr…

Sec. 3. (1) To assure proper performance of a construction contract by the contractor, a public agency may retain a portion of each progress payment otherwise due as provided in this section. (2) The retainage shall be limited to the following: (a) Not more than 10% of the dollar…

Sec. 4. (1) The construction contract shall contain an agreement to submit those matters described in subsection (3) to the decision of an agent at the option of the public agency. (2) If a dispute regarding a matter described in subsection (3) arises, the contractor and the publ…

Sec. 5. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this act shall apply only to a construction contract entered into after the effective date of this act. (2) For a construction contract entered into before the effective date of this act, the provisions of this act may be implemen…

Sec. 6. This act shall take effect January 1, 1983.