HOUSE BILL No. 5957


     April 25, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Drolet, Hummel, Gosselin, Vander Roest, Mead, Vear, Richardville, Meyer, Gilbert, Hager,
Birkholz, Toy, Kowall, Rocca and Ehardt and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.


        A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled

   "The general property tax act,"

   (MCL 211.1 to 211.157) by adding section 7gg.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 7GG.  (1) A GREENHOUSE, BUT NOT THE LAND ON WHICH IT IS

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        LOCATED, IS EXEMPT FROM THE COLLECTION OF TAXES UNDER THIS ACT.

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             (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "GREENHOUSE" MEANS A STRUCTURE

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        OR ENCLOSURE CONSISTING OF A WOOD, FIBERGLASS, OR METAL FRAME

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        WITH A GLASS, PLASTIC, ACRYLIC, POLYCARBONATE, POLYETHYLENE, OR

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        SIMILAR COVERING, THAT IS DESIGNED TO REGULATE CLIMATIC CONDI-

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        TIONS IN ORDER TO GERMINATE OR GROW FLOWERING, NURSERY, OR VEGE-

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        TABLE PLANTS.








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