SB 1062 Summary

• Amends the definition of "qualified agricultural property" under Michigan's general property tax act to include property implementing wildlife risk mitigation action plans without losing its agricultural classification.

• Permits owners to appeal property classification changes resulting from wildlife risk mitigation implementation to the board of review for up to 3 years after the effective date.

• Defines "wildlife risk mitigation action plan" as a department of agriculture-approved written plan to reduce disease transmission risks between wildlife and livestock through measures such as securing feed storage, restricting wildlife access to feeding areas, and maintaining protective fencing.

• Clarifies that qualified agricultural property requires more than 50% of acreage devoted to agricultural use or a combination of agricultural use and exempt forest property, excluding commercial storage, processing, or industrial purposes.

• Ties the bill's effectiveness to the concurrent enactment of Senate Bills 1057, 1058, 1059, 1061 and House Bills 4302, 4969, 4970.