MI HB5680

Amends the definition of "normal maintenance" in Section 27 to explicitly include installing, replacing, or repairing alternative energy systems with a generating capacity of not more than 150 kilowatts on residential property, excluding such improvements from assessment increases until the property is sold.

Specifies that alternative energy systems are those defined in the Michigan Next Energy Authority Act (2002 PA 593) and that system ownership does not affect the exclusion from assessment.

Clarifies that the annual energy output of an alternative energy system must not exceed the annual energy consumption measured by the utility-provided electrical meter to qualify for the maintenance exclusion.

Makes conforming amendments to Section 34d regarding the calculation of taxable value and millage reduction fractions for property tax purposes.

Takes effect only if House Bill No. 5143 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.