SENATE BILL No. 866

November 29, 2001, Introduced by Senator YOUNG and referred to the Committee on

Finance.

A bill to amend 1917 PA 298, entitled

"An act to authorize cities and villages to levy a tax for the

purpose of collecting and disposing of garbage; and providing for

the issuance of bonds therefor,"

by amending section 1 (MCL 123.261).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 1. (1) The city council of a city, whether organized

2 under the general law or special charter, or the president and

3 board of trustees of a village may establish and maintain garbage

4 systems or plants for the collection and disposal of garbage in

5 the city or village, and may levy a tax not to exceed 3 mills on

6 the dollar on TAXABLE VALUE OF all taxable property in the city

7 or village according to the valuation of the same PROPERTY, as

8 made for the purpose of state and county taxation by the last

9 assessment in the city or village for these purposes. The annual

10 garbage tax shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be

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1 levied for general purposes by the general law or special charter

2 under which the city or village is incorporated. All cities or

3 villages may, for the construction of a garbage disposal plant or

4 system, issue bonds in a sum not to exceed 3 mills on the dollar

5 on TAXABLE VALUE OF all taxable property in the city or village

6 according to the valuation of the same PROPERTY, as made for

7 the purpose of state and county taxation by the last assessment

8 in the city or village. , and may make the bonds run for a

9 period of not to exceed 5 years and to bear interest at a rate

10 not to exceed the maximum rate permitted by Act No. 202 of the

11 Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 131.1 to 138.2 of

12 the Michigan Compiled Laws. BONDS ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION ARE

13 SUBJECT TO THE REVISED MUNICIPAL FINANCE ACT, 2001 PA 34,

14 MCL 141.2101 TO 141.2821.

15 (2) As used in this act, "garbage" means any putrescible and

16 nonputrescible solid wastes, except body wastes, and includes

17 ashes, incinerator ash, incinerator residue, street cleanings,

18 solid market wastes, solid industrial wastes, and also rubbish

19 including such items as paper, cardboard, tin cans, yard clip-

20 pings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery, and litter of any kind.

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