2016 Public Acts As of 1/31/2017
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2016 Public Acts as of 1/31/2017 Effective Public Act Sponsor Category Synopsis Date Soil Erosion and Provides exemption from county or municipal permit requirement for soil erosion and PA 2 Rep. Brett Roberts Sedimentation 2/25/2016 sedimentation process for certain agricultural practices, if the activities do not result in Permit Process or contribute to erosion, sedimentation or an off-site discharge of sediment. Expands authority for investment of money in a perpetual care maintenance fund to PA 13 Sen. Marty Knollenberg Cemeteries 5/16/2016 include mutual funds. Sets new population threshold of 10,000 (from 100,000 population) for local governmentsfor rental inspection programs for apartment buildings and rooming PA 14 Sen. David Robertson Housing Inspection 5/16/2016 houses, and forbids a local unit from collecting an inspection fee more than six months before the inspection is to take place; law is permissive. Prohibits capture of a judgment against a municipality that was assessed and collected as a tax from being attributed or transmitted to, retained or captured by any other PA 15 Sen. Wayne Schmidt Judgments 5/6/2015 governmental entity for any other purpose. Applies retroactively to all judgments entered after May 6, 2015 Tax Assessment PA 25 Rep. Holly Hughes Allows assessor to maintain assessment rolls electronically. 5/30/2016 Rolls Allows the issuance of bonds for drain projects that would be subject to mandatory PA 27 Rep. Al Pscholka Drain Financing 3/1/2016 redemption in addition to bonds that are payable at maturity. Establishes regulations for meteorological evaluation towers to allow increased visibility Meteorological PA 28 Rep. Triston Cole for airplane pilots while retaining requirement that it cannot violate the requirements 5/30/2016 Evaluation Towers of an applicable zoning ordinance. Creates “Critical Incident Stress Management Services” to provide guidelines for Stress services to emergency service providers suffering from cumulative or incident-specific PA 40 Sen. Jim Stamas Management 6/13/2016 trauma stress, prohibits disclosure of confidential communications and provides Services immunity from liability. 2016 Public Acts as of 1/31/2017 Effective Public Act Sponsor Category Synopsis Date PA 48 Rep. Jim Runestad Complete Streets Repeals Complete Streets Advisory Council. 6/13/2016 PA 52 Rep. Holly Hughes Adverse Possession Prohibits adverse possession against local units of government. 6/20/2016 Recycling Creates registration and reporting requirements for recyclers of material from PA 55 Sen. Mike Green 6/27/2016 Requirements residential and commercial waste. Recreation Appropriations for Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board FY 2015-16 PA 61 Rep. Jon Bumstead Development and 5/5/2016 recommendations for acquisition and development projects. Acquisition Grants Creates Human Trafficking Notification Act requiring the posting of human trafficking notices at state or local government operated rest stops or welcome facilities, local PA 62 Rep. Kurt Heise Human Trafficking government or authority-operated rail or bus stations, public airports, adult 7/4/2016 entertainment establishments, and other properties found to be a public nuisance due to prostitution or human trafficking. Allows a county board of commissioners to loan funds to a township in the county for Road Construction PA 77 Sen. Wayne Schmidt the purpose of funding a road construction project or providing matching funds for a 4/12/2016 Projects joint project between the county and the township. Housing PA 78 Sen. Steve Bieda Modifies housing exemption for elderly or disabled families. 7/11/2016 Exemptions Modifies the filing 2016 deadline only for eligible businesses to file personal property Rep. Jeff Farrington and Personal Property Pas 107-110 tax (PPT) exemption form and makes a number of technical and clarifying changes 5/6/2016 Rep. Aric Nesbitt Tax related to the administration of PPT exemptions. 2016 Public Acts as of 1/31/2017 Effective Public Act Sponsor Category Synopsis Date Traffic Sign Prohibits and prescribes graduated penalties for a person who willfully and maliciously PA 111 Rep. Fred Durhal, III 8/8/2016 Vandalism damages, destroys or removes a traffic control device. Specifies process for recovering costs when revolving fund money has been spent or Drain Revolving PA 115 Rep. Ben Glardon when a drainage district is obligated to pay certain expenses and a drain improvement 5/10/2016 Funds has not been completed within five years. Economic PA 118 Rep. Mike Webber Modifies renaissance zones exception of payment in lieu of taxes provision. 5/17/2016 Development Energy PA 122 Rep. Al Pscholka Improvement Provides for certain forms of energy improvement financing for townships. 8/17/2016 Financing Local Community PA 124 Rep. Jeff Farrington Stabilization Modifies the distribution of local community stabilization authority act share revenues. 5/19/2016 Authority Duties of Public Deletes language for public officers to deliver abstracts of reports of county PA 134 Rep. George Darany Employees and superintendents of the poor, of sheriffs, or of the insane, deaf, dumb and blind to their 8/24/2016 Officers successors in office. Expands the principal residence exemption (PRE) for an U.S. Armed Forces member who has temporarily moved from their home due to active duty and allow a veteran to PA 144 Sen. Mike Shirkey Property Tax 6/7/2016 file an appeal for a PRE exemption while residing in a nursing home or assisted living facility. PA 151 Rep. Tom Barrett Property Tax Revises property tax levied under the Tax Reverted Clean Title Act. 6/9/2016 Public Service Allows use of green and amber lights on snowplow and ice removal vehicles, other PA 161 Rep. Robert VerHeulen 9/7/2016 Vehicles public service vehicles. 2016 Public Acts as of 1/31/2017 Effective Public Act Sponsor Category Synopsis Date Municipal Water PA 164 Rep. Joel Johnson Expands grant programs for sewage collection and treatment systems at risk of failure. 6/9/2016 Quality Grants Municipal Budget Increases maximum amount (from 15 percent to 20 percent) of money allowed in a PA 169 Sen. Mike Nofs 9/7/2016 Stabilization Fund municipality’s budget stabilization fund. Requires seven days' written notification to property owner for drain maintenance PA 171 Rep. Joel Johnson Drains 9/12/2016 project. Sen. Darwin Booher and Recreational Revises Recreational Authorities Act to include school districts and clarifies use of tax Pas 173-174 9/12/2016 Rep. Phil Potvin Authorities proceeds by a recreational authority. Emergency PA 197 Sen. Goeff Hansen Modifies criteria for issuance and repayment of emergency municipal loans. 6/21/2016 Municipal Loans Disaster and Increases the statutory cap from $4.5 million to $10 million while maintaining the PA 220 Sen. Mike Nofs Emergency 6/23/2016 statutory minimum of $1.0 million. Contingency Fund Obsolete Property PA 222 Sen. Ken Horn Extends sunset on Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act until December 31, 2026. 6/23/2016 Rehabilitation Creates the Michigan Infrastructure Fund to offset future infrastructure expenses as PA 223 Sen. Dave Hildenbrand Infrastructure Fund 6/23/2016 provided by law. Provides for the recovery of certain costs for prosecution of an intentional false report PA 236 Rep. David Maturen Crimes 9/22/2016 of a public threat. 2016 Public Acts as of 1/31/2017 Effective Public Act Sponsor Category Synopsis Date Extends the deadline until December 31, 2019, by which each service user with a PA 244 Sen. Mike Shirkey 911 multiline telephone system must install the necessary equipment and software to 6/24/2016 provide the specific location information of a 9-1-1 call. First Responder Transfers one-time amount of $3 million from the Forest Development Fund to the First PA 248 Rep. Al Pscholka Presumed Responder Presumed Coverage Fund to provide workers' compensation benefits to 9/22/2016 Coverage Funding firefighters with illnesses presumed to be result from workplace hazards. Commercial Forests Sen. Darwin Booher and Creates program and specific tax to allow for the transfer of properties enrolled in Pas 260-262 / Transitional 6/28/2016 Sen. Tom Casperson commercial forest program into the qualified forest progrma without penalty. Qualified Forests Changes requirements for farmers to apply for a farmland development rights agreement and eliminates requirement for townships to notify the governing body of a PA 265 Rep. Dan Lauwers Farmland 9/26/2016 city or village when land within three miles of a city or one mile of a village applies for a farmland development rights agreement. PA 268 Rep. Al Pscholka Appropriations Provides appropriations for fiscal year 2016-17 state budget. 6/29/2016 Provides for state and local licensing and regulation of five types of medical marijuana PA 281 Rep. Mike Callton Medical Marijuana facilities. Effective December 20, 2016 - no licensing applications can be accepted prior 12/20/2016 to December 15, 2017. Survivor Health Provides survivor health benefits for five years for surviving spouse and dependents of PA 284 Sen. Wayne Schmidt 9/27/2016 Benefits first responders in the line of duty. Allows college private security officers to operate off-campus if sworn in and fully PA 324 Rep. Kurt Heise Law Enforcement empowered by the township chief of police or deputized by a sheriff under certain 11/22/2016 circumstances. 2016 Public Acts as of 1/31/2017 Effective Public Act Sponsor Category Synopsis Date New Personal Requires a written agreement between governing body and an eligible business for tax Property Tax PA 329 Rep. Andy Schor exemption which must include a remedy provision for tax exemption revocation and 12/8/2016 Exemption repayment requirements. Revocation PAs 332-334 effective Autonomous Allows testing of autonomous vehicles, including those with no driver controls on 12/9/2016; Pas 332-335 Sen. Mike Kowall Vehicles Michigan roads and allows for ride-sharing services using the self-driving vehicles.