Thursday, April 27, 2006

Bills enacted April 19, Acts 352-366

Act 352 sale of public lands and investment of proceeds from the sale of public lands and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to obligate moneys under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program to acquire certain public lands from the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.

Act 353 interfering with the use of, causing injury to, causing the death of, or the theft of a service dog and restitution for offenses relating to service, police, and fire animals and providing penalties.

Act 354 the full and equal enjoyment of a public place of accommodation or amusement by a person with a disability who is accompanied by a service animal.

Act 355 expanding relocations from nursing homes under a community integration program to include Medical Assistance-eligible persons who are diverted from imminent entry into nursing homes and providing an exemption from rule-making procedures.

Act 356 operation of motorboats by persons who are at least 16 years of age and born after a certain date and the rental of motorboats.

Act 357 allowing certain counties to create tax incremental financing districts.

Act 358 certification of woman-owned businesses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

Act 359 acreage requirements for areas in which farm-raised deer that may be hunted are kept and transfers of registration certificates for keeping farm-raised deer.

Act 360 well drilling, pump installing, well inspection and abandonment, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

Act 361 creating rural enterprise development zones and providing tax incentives toqualified businesses in the zones, creating refundable individual income tax credits for income and capital gains derived from the zones, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.

Act 362 computing expense deductions and amortization and depreciation on property used in farming for income and franchise tax purposes.

Act 363 allowing the operation of certain 2-vehicle combinations on certain highways without a permit, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures and from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

Act 364 special or seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops.

Act 365 trailers or semitrailers used to transport livestock.

Act 366 a sales tax and use tax exemption on tangible personal property used in the business of farming.