Michigan Laws 460.933 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 460.933
- Anaerobic digester: means a facility that uses microorganisms to break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen, producing methane and an organic product. See Michigan Laws 460.933
- Anaerobic digester energy system: means an anaerobic digester and the devices used to generate electricity or heat from methane produced by the anaerobic digester or to store the methane for the future generation of electricity or heat. See Michigan Laws 460.933
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- District: means a district that is created by a local unit of government under a property assessed clean energy program and that lies within the local unit of government's jurisdictional boundaries. See Michigan Laws 460.933
- Energy efficiency improvement: means the acquisition, installation, replacement, or modification of equipment, devices, or materials intended to decrease energy consumption, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(i) Insulation in walls, roofs, floors, foundations, or heating and cooling distribution systems. See Michigan Laws 460.933Energy project: means any of the following:
(i) An energy efficiency improvement. See Michigan Laws 460.933Environmental hazard project: means the acquisition, installation, replacement, or modification of equipment, devices, or materials intended to address environmental hazards, including, but not limited to, measures to do any of the following:
(i) Mitigate lead, heavy metal, or PFAS contamination in potable water systems. See Michigan Laws 460.933Governing body: means the county board of commissioners of a county, the township board of a township, or the council or other similar elected legislative body of a city or village. See Michigan Laws 460.933 Local unit of government: means a county, township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 460.933 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, unincorporated joint venture, or trust, organized, permitted, or existing under the laws of this state or any other state, including, but not limited to, a federal corporation, or a combination thereof. See Michigan Laws 460.933 program: means a program as described in section 5(2). See Michigan Laws 460.933 Project: means an environmental hazard project or energy project. See Michigan Laws 460.933 Property: means any of the following privately owned real property located within the local unit of government:
(i) Commercial property. See Michigan Laws 460.933Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Renewable energy resource: means a resource that naturally replenishes over a human, rather than a geological, time frame and whose conversion to a usable form of energy minimizes the output of toxic materials. See Michigan Laws 460.933 Renewable energy system: means a fixture, product, device, or interacting group of fixtures, products, or devices on the customer's side of the meter that use 1 or more renewable energy resources to generate electricity. See Michigan Laws 460.933 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
As used in this act:
(a) “Anaerobic digester” means a facility that uses microorganisms to break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen, producing methane and an organic product.
(b) “Anaerobic digester energy system” means an anaerobic digester and the devices used to generate electricity or heat from methane produced by the anaerobic digester or to store the methane for the future generation of electricity or heat.
(c) “District” means a district that is created by a local unit of government under a property assessed clean energy program and that lies within the local unit of government’s jurisdictional boundaries. A local unit of government may create more than 1 district under the program, and districts may be separate, overlapping, or coterminous.
(d) “Energy efficiency improvement” means the acquisition, installation, replacement, or modification of equipment, devices, or materials intended to decrease energy consumption, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(i) Insulation in walls, roofs, floors, foundations, or heating and cooling distribution systems.
(ii) Storm windows and doors; multi-glazed windows and doors; heat-absorbing or heat-reflective glazed and coated window and door systems; and additional glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system modifications that reduce energy consumption.
(iii) Automated energy control systems.
(iv) Heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning and distribution systems.
(v) Caulking, weather-stripping, or air sealing.
(vi) Lighting fixtures.
(vii) Energy recovery systems.
(viii) Day lighting systems.
(ix) Electrical wiring or outlets to charge a motor vehicle that is fully or partially powered by electricity.
(x) Measures to reduce the usage of water or increase the efficiency of water usage.
(xi) Any other equipment, devices, or materials approved as a utility cost-savings measure by the governing body.
(e) “Energy project” means any of the following:
(i) An energy efficiency improvement.
(ii) The acquisition, installation, replacement, or modification of a renewable energy system or anaerobic digester energy system.
(f) “Environmental hazard project” means the acquisition, installation, replacement, or modification of equipment, devices, or materials intended to address environmental hazards, including, but not limited to, measures to do any of the following:
(i) Mitigate lead, heavy metal, or PFAS contamination in potable water systems.
(ii) Mitigate the effects of floods or drought.
(iii) Increase the resistance of property against severe weather.
(iv) Mitigate lead paint contamination.
(g) “Governing body” means the county board of commissioners of a county, the township board of a township, or the council or other similar elected legislative body of a city or village.
(h) “Local unit of government” means a county, township, city, or village.
(i) “New construction energy project” means an energy project to which either of the following applies:
(i) It occurs at a newly constructed building or other structure.
(ii) It consists of significant modifications to an existing building or other structure.
(j) “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, unincorporated joint venture, or trust, organized, permitted, or existing under the laws of this state or any other state, including, but not limited to, a federal corporation, or a combination thereof. However, person does not include a local unit of government.
(k) “Project” means an environmental hazard project or energy project.
(l) “Property” means any of the following privately owned real property located within the local unit of government:
(i) Commercial property.
(ii) Industrial property.
(iii) Agricultural property.
(m) “Property assessed clean energy program” or “program” means a program as described in section 5(2).
(n) “Record owner” means the person or persons possessed of the most recent fee title or land contract vendee’s interest in property as shown by the records of the county register of deeds.
(o) “Renewable energy resource” means a resource that naturally replenishes over a human, rather than a geological, time frame and whose conversion to a usable form of energy minimizes the output of toxic materials. Renewable energy resource does not include petroleum, nuclear material, natural gas, or coal. Renewable energy resource includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(i) Biomass.
(ii) Solar and solar thermal energy.
(iii) Wind energy.
(iv) Geothermal energy.
(v) Methane gas captured from a landfill.
(p) “Renewable energy system” means a fixture, product, device, or interacting group of fixtures, products, or devices on the customer’s side of the meter that use 1 or more renewable energy resources to generate electricity. Renewable energy system includes a biomass stove but does not include an incinerator or digester.