HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2019.03.14 - 31009MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #19057
BY: Commissioners Bob Hoffman, District #2; Shelley Taub, District #12; Thomas Kuhn, District #11;
Helaine Zack, District #18; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Gwen Markham, District #9;
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT SENATE BILL 54 AND HOUSE BILL 4100 —
RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS for more than 40 years, Public Act 169 of 1970, Michigan's Local Historic District Act, has
declared historic preservation a public purpose to safeguard a community's heritage, strengthen local
economies, stabilize and improve property values, foster civic beauty and promote history; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Historical Commission dedicates its historical preservation efforts to these
shared values enabled through PA 169 of 1970, as amended in 1992; and
WHEREAS PA 38, 39, and 40 of 2011 amended the Income Tax Act, the Michigan Business Tax Act, and
the Multistate Tax Compact, respectively, to eliminate a number of credits, deductions, and exemptions;
and
WHEREAS the State Historic Preservation Tax Credit was one of the credits that was eliminated when
those Public Acts took effect; and
WHEREAS the credit provided a financial incentive for taxpayers to invest in Michigan's historic resources
and sites; and
WHEREAS historic restoration projects, which were assisted by the State Historic Preservation Tax Credit,
generate positive economic growth in municipalities across the State and Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the elimination of the credit has discouraged developers from renovating historic buildings or
sites that currently have an undesirable impact on the community; and
WHEREAS if not for the credit, other states offer this financial incentive to encourage developers to invest
in historic sites located outside of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has a long history of supporting the Oakland County Historical Commission;
and
WHEREAS Oakland County has 15 local units of government with Historic District Commissions, which
contain over 6000 structures many of which are single family residential; and
WHEREAS these Commissions and communities utilize the restoration of the Historic Preservation Tax
Credit to attract and assist developers who might benefit and identify future locations within Oakland County
for the preservation of our local history; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges our State Legislators to reestablish the
State Historic Preservation Tax Program by giving developers an incentive to once again renovate and
rehabilitate historic buildings in Oakland County and across the State.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, in conjunction
with the Oakland County Historical Commission, hereby declares their support to the adoption of SB 54
and HB 4100, amending the Income Tax Act to restore the State Historic Preservation Tax Credit.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the Governor of the State of Michigan, the Oakland County members
of the Michigan congressional delegation, the members of the Michigan Senate Finance Committee, the
members of the Michigan House Tax Policy Committee and the Chairperson of the Oakland County
Historical Commission.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #19057 March 14, 2019
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee.
There were no objections.