Section R. 206.205 - Certification; rehabilitation planRule 205.
(1) To initiate a review of a rehabilitation plan for certification purposes, an applicant with an approved state part 1 application shall submit a state part 2 application to the office for the historic resource. An applicant may submit a state part 1 and 2 application simultaneously, but the office will not review the state part 2 application until it has determined that the state part 1 applications is complete, and the property is a qualified historic resource. If the applicant is eligible to claim only a federal tax credit, then the applicant shall apply on a historic preservation certification application prescribed by the National Park Service. If the applicant is eligible to claim both a federal and state tax credit, then the applicant shall apply on a historic preservation certification application prescribed by the National Park Service and file a state part 2 application, remit the state fee as prescribed in R 206.209, and provide any other project information prescribed by the office. If the applicant is eligible to claim only a state tax credit, then the applicant shall apply on a historic preservation certification application state part 2, remit the state fee as prescribed in R 206.209, provide any other project information prescribed by the office, and a verification of state equalized value form, as required by the act.(2) The office will accept only 1 state part 2 application per property at a time. If multiple state part 2 applications for a property are received, the first complete and properly documented state part 2 application received by the office will be accepted and processed for review. Any additional state part 2 applications received by the office for the same property will be deemed invalid.(3) Applications for projects with National Park Service part 2 approvals, work carried out or, that were complete and returned to service before the effective date of the legislation, will not be accepted.(4) An applicant may file a state part 2 application that includes work already completed. The office shall determine if the completed work is acceptable on its own and in conjunction with the proposed work included in the state part 2 application. A state part 2 application must not include any work that was completed more than 1 year before the date a state part 2 application was submitted to the office. If a state part 2 application includes previously completed work, and is awarded a preapproval letter, the 8-year period for completion of the project will be reduced to 7 years and the period to submit the state part 3 application reduced to the earliest of the following to occur: (a) Eight years from the date of the preapproval letter.(b) One year after the historic resource is returned to service.(5) A state part 2 application must include all of the following:(a) Applicant name, business entity's name, mailing address, phone number, and email of each owner or long-term lessee seeking the credit, if any.(b) Common modern name and historic name of the resource, if any.(c) Address of the resource.(d) Photographs deemed sufficient by the office to document the interior and exterior appearance of the historic resource, its site, and environs before the commencement of rehabilitation.(e) Verification of the resource's state equalized value as required by the act.(f) Plans and specifications for the proposed rehabilitation work.(g) Any plans for adjacent, attached, or related new construction.(h) The social security number or federal taxpayer identification number of each applicant.(i) Any additional documentation, such as window surveys or masonry cleaning specifications, requested by the office.(j) The signature of applicant.(k) Any other documents the office or its governing agency requires or determines necessary.(l) The state review fee as prescribed in R 206.209. Upon receipt of a complete and adequately documented state part 2 application, the office shall review the submission to determine whether the applicant's rehabilitation plan meets the standards and guidelines. If the office determines that additional information or documentation is needed to evaluate the submission, the office shall notify the applicant in writing. The office shall not process the application until the information or documents, or both, have been provided. To qualify for certification, a proposed rehabilitation plan must comport with each element of the standards and guidelines, to the extent applicable.
Within 120 days of receipt of a complete state part 2 application, the office shall notify the applicant, in writing, if the rehabilitation plan meets the standards and guidelines. If the office determines that the rehabilitation plan meets the standards and guidelines, the office shall issue a preapproval letter to the applicant. If the office determines that the rehabilitation plan does not meet the standards and guidelines, the office shall advise the applicant of any revisions necessary for the rehabilitation plan to meet the standards and guidelines. An applicant may submit a revised rehabilitation plan to the office. The office shall not process the application until the necessary revisions are provided to the office.
In the event that all available credits have been awarded, all approved state part 2 applications not receiving a preapproval letter will be granted priority status in accordance with the provision of R 206.206.
Mich. Admin. Code R. 206.205
2022 MR 6, Eff. 3/17/2022