As used in this act:

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (ii), “acquisition cost” means that term as defined in subparagraph (i), as follows:

    (i) “Acquisition cost” means the fair market value of personal property at the time of acquisition by the first owner, including the cost of freight, sales tax, and installation, and other capitalized costs, except capitalized interest. There is a rebuttable presumption that the acquisition price paid by the first owner for personal property, and any costs of freight, sales tax, and installation, and other capitalized costs, except capitalized interest, reflect the acquisition cost. For property described in subdivision (e)(i) that prior to the current tax year was exempt under section 7k of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.7k, under an industrial facilities exemption certificate issued under 1974 PA 198, MCL 207.551 to 207.572, and effective before January 1, 2013, which either has been extended for property not yet exempt under section 9m or 9n of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9m and 211.9n, or had an expiration date after the date the tax levied under this act is due, and for property described in subdivision (e)(iii) that is exempt under an industrial facilities exemption certificate issued under 1974 PA 198, MCL 207.551 to 207.572, and effective before January 1, 2013, acquisition cost means 1/2 of the fair market value of that personal property at the time of acquisition by the first owner, including the cost of freight, sales tax, and installation, and other capitalized costs, except capitalized interest. The acquisition cost for personal property exempt under the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2681 to 125.2696, is $0.00 except for the 3 years immediately preceding the expiration of the exemption of that personal property under the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2681 to 125.2696, during which period of time the acquisition cost for that personal property means the fair market value of that personal property at the time of acquisition by the first owner, including the cost of freight, sales tax, and installation, and other capitalized costs, except capitalized interest, multiplied by the percentage reduction in the exemption as provided in section 9(3) of the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2689. The department may provide guidelines for circumstances in which the actual acquisition price is not determinative of acquisition cost and the basis of determining acquisition cost in those circumstances. When the acquisition cost, year of acquisition by the first owner, or both are unknown, the department may provide guidelines for estimating the acquisition cost and year of acquisition by the first owner. The department may issue guidelines that allow for the reduction of acquisition cost for property that is idle, is obsolete or has material obsolescence, or is surplus.

    (ii) Beginning with the 2017 assessment year, for property that is construction in progress only, “acquisition cost” means 1/2 of the fair market value at the time acquired by the first owner, including the cost of freight, sales tax, and installation. For property that is construction in progress, “acquired by” means the year the property is first reported on the combined form as prescribed in section 7(8) in the report of the fair market value and year of acquisition by the first owner of qualified new personal property or qualified previously existing personal property.

    (b) “Assessment” means the state essential services assessment levied under section 5.

    (c) “Assessment year” means the year in which the state essential services assessment levied under section 5 is due.

    (d) “Eligible claimant” means a person that claims an exemption for eligible personal property.

    (e) “Eligible personal property” means all of the following:

    (i) Personal property exempt under section 9m or 9n of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9m and 211.9n.

    (ii) Personal property that is eligible manufacturing personal property as defined in section 9m of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9m, and that is exempt under section 9f of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9f, which exemption was approved under section 9f of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9f, after 2013, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:

    (A) The application for the exemption was filed with the eligible local assessing district or Next Michigan development corporation before August 5, 2014.

    (B) The resolution approving the exemption states that the project is expected to have total new personal property of over $25,000,000.00 within 5 years of the adoption of the resolution by the eligible local assessing district or Next Michigan development corporation.

    (iii) Personal property subject to an extended industrial facilities exemption certificate under section 11a of 1974 PA 198, MCL 207.561a.

    (iv) Personal property subject to an extended exemption under section 9f(8)(a) of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9f.

    (f) “Fund board” means the board of directors of the Michigan strategic fund created under the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.

    (g) “Michigan economic development corporation” means the Michigan economic development corporation, the public body corporate created under section 28 of article VII of the state constitution of 1963 and the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to 124.512, by a contractual interlocal agreement effective April 5, 1999, and subsequently amended, between local participating economic development corporations formed under the economic development corporations act, 1974 PA 338, MCL 125.1601 to 125.1636, and the Michigan strategic fund.

    (h) “Michigan strategic fund” means the Michigan strategic fund created under the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.

    (i) “Next Michigan development corporation” means that term as defined under the Next Michigan development act, 2010 PA 275, MCL 125.2951 to 125.2959.

    (j) “Department” means the department of treasury.