Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.556 (2026)

Application for industrial facilities exemption certificate; approval or disapproval; appeal; exception from eligible manufacturing personal property.

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PLANT REHABILITATION AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS


Act 198 of 1974


207.556 Application for industrial facilities exemption certificate; approval or disapproval; appeal; exception from eligible manufacturing personal property.

Sec. 6.

    (1) The legislative body of the local governmental unit, not more than 60 days after receipt by its clerk of the application, shall by resolution either approve or disapprove the application for an industrial facilities exemption certificate in accordance with section 9 and the other provisions of this act. If disapproved, the reasons shall be set forth in writing in the resolution. If approved, the clerk shall forward the application to the commission within 60 days of approval or before October 31 of that year, whichever is first, or as otherwise provided in section 7 in order to receive the industrial facilities exemption certificate effective for the following year. If disapproved, the clerk shall return the application to the applicant. The applicant may appeal the disapproval to the commission within 10 days after the date of the disapproval.

    (2) A new industrial facilities exemption certificate shall not be approved and issued under this act after December 30, 2021 for any personal property that qualifies as eligible manufacturing personal property as defined under section 9m of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9m.

    

History: 1974, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 323, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 85, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2013 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2021

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Act 198
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2024 · leading case: Murco, Inc v. Dep't of Treasury, 376 N.W.2d 188 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985).
Murco, Inc v. Dep't of Treasury, 376 N.W.2d 188 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “MCL 207.556; MSA 7.800(6). Pursuant to MCL 270.”
Jones v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Inc., 822 F. Supp. 396 (E.D. Mich. 1993). “§ 207.556. Similarly, the Michigan'Attorney General has opined that under this statute, a tax abatement application does not constitute a contract.”
13400 Mount Elliott LLC v. State Tax Comm'n (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “MCL 207.556; MCL 207.557(1). The IFEC, if approved, is effective “the immediately succeeding December 31 following the date the certificate is issued.”
Dicastal North Am. Inc v. City of Greenville (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “555(1), and, pursuant to MCL 207.556(1), the local government unit must decide whether to approve or disapprove the application, and, if approved, the application must be forwarded to the Tax Commission.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.556(1) — 1 case
Dicastal North Am. Inc v. City of Greenville (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “555(1), and, pursuant to MCL 207.556(1), the local government unit must decide whether to approve or disapprove the application, and, if approved, the application must be forwarded to the Tax Commission.”
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