Bill Text: MI HB5414 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Economic development: Michigan strategic fund; good jobs for Michigan program; modify. Amends secs. 90i & 90j of 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2090i & 125.2090j). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5413'24
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-31 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/30/2024 [HB5414 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB5414-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5414
A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled
"Michigan strategic fund act,"
by amending sections 90i and 90j (MCL 125.2090i and 125.2090j), as added by 2017 PA 109.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 90i. (1) Subject to the limitations under section 90h(9), an authorized business is eligible to receive withholding tax capture revenue payments as provided in this chapter.
(2) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (3), the fund shall issue a withholdings certificate each calendar year to an authorized business that states the following:
(a) That the eligible business is an authorized business.
(b) The amount of withholding tax capture revenues to be paid from the good jobs for H.I.R.E. Michigan fund for the designated calendar year.
(c) The authorized business's federal employer identification number or the Michigan treasury number assigned to the authorized business.
(3) The fund shall provide the department of treasury with a copy of each withholdings certificate issued under this section. Upon On receipt of a withholdings certificate, an authorized business may request a payment from the good jobs for H.I.R.E. Michigan fund by filing a copy of the withholdings certificate with the fund. The fund shall issue the withholding tax capture revenue payment from the good jobs for H.I.R.E. Michigan fund within not later than 90 days of after receipt of the request for payment from the authorized business.
(4) If the authorized business subsequently fails to satisfy and maintain the minimum number of certified new jobs as required under this chapter or any other conditions included in the written agreement, the authorized business forfeits its withholding tax capture revenue payment for the calendar year that the authorized business fails to comply with this chapter or the written agreement. The forfeiture of a withholding tax capture revenue payment under this subsection does not extend the duration of the original written agreement. Accordingly, if the duration of the written agreement has not expired, an authorized business that satisfies all of the terms of the written agreement after a forfeiture under this subsection is entitled to certification for withholding tax capture revenue payments for those subsequent calendar years.
(5) In the event of a proposed reorganization, merger, or other change of ownership of the authorized business for which reimbursement will continue pursuant to a written agreement, the approval of the fund is required prior to before the assignment or transfer of the written agreement.
(6) The fund shall retain an amount equal to 5% of the withholding tax capture revenue payments authorized for that year for the fund. The board shall use the amount described in this subsection to pay for the additional administration expenses under this chapter and to pay for the periodic evaluation of economic development incentives under this chapter in compliance with the economic development incentive evaluation act, 2018 PA 540, MCL 18.1751 to 18.1759.
(7) As a condition of being an authorized business, an authorized business authorizes the fund to identify the authorized business and disclose the amount and duration of the withholding tax capture revenue payments. The fund shall publish the information described in this subsection on the fund's website and include this information in the report required under section 9.
Sec. 90j. (1) The good jobs for high-wage incentive for regional employment in (H.I.R.E.) Michigan fund is created within the state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all amounts deposited pursuant to section 51f of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.51f, to the fund and shall credit to the fund any interest and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(2) The good jobs for H.I.R.E. Michigan fund may be used only for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) To make withholding tax capture revenue payments in accordance with a written agreement to an authorized business within 90 days after receipt of a request for payment and a copy of the withholding certificate issued under section 90i.
(b) To distribute an amount equal to 5% of the withholding tax capture revenue payments certified under section 90i to the Michigan strategic fund to pay for administration expenses and to pay for the periodic evaluation of economic development incentives under this chapter in compliance with the economic development incentive evaluation act, 2018 PA 540, MCL 18.1751 to 18.1759.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5413 (request no. H02122'23 *) of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.
