Michigan Compiled Laws Act 383 Of 1980 Convention And Tourism Marketing Act (141.881 - 141.889)

AN ACT relating to the promotion of convention business and tourism in this state and the major metropolitan areas of this state; to provide for tourism and convention marketing programs in major metropolitan areas through nonprofit convention and tourist bureaus; to provide for imposition and collection of assessments on the owners of transient facilities to support tourism and convention marketing programs; to provide for the disbursement of the assessments; to establish the functions and duties of the department of commerce; and to prescribe remedies and penalties.

History: 1980, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1981

Section 141.881 Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “convention and tourism marketing act”. History: 1980, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2,
Section 141.882 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Assessment district” means a county having a population of more than 1,500,000 and, if so designated by the...
Section 141.883 Marketing Program Notice; Contents; Assessment; Mailing Copy Of Notice To Owner Of Transient Facility; Referendum.
(1) A bureau which has its principal place of business in a county having a population of more than 1,500,000 may file a marketing...
Section 141.884 Marketing Program; Contents.
A marketing program may include all or any of the following: (a) Provisions for establishing and paying the costs of advertising, marketing, and promotional...
Section 141.885 Assessment; Payment; Statement Of Room Charges; Reimbursement From Room Charges; Verification And Audit Of Owner's Assessment Payments; State Use Tax Returns; Unpaid Assessments; Interest And Delinquency Charges; Suit To Collect; Notice.
(1) Upon the effective date of an assessment, each owner of a transient facility in the assessment district shall be liable for payment of...
Section 141.886 Assessment Revenues Not State Funds; Deposit And Disbursement; Financial Statements; Audit; Report; Copies.
(1) The assessment revenues collected pursuant to this act shall not be state funds. The money shall be deposited in a bank or other...
Section 141.887 Advisory Committee; Election And Terms Of Members; Formal Meetings; Review Of Proposed Marketing Program; Approval Or Rejection; Recommendations; Board Of Directors.
(1) Upon the effective date of the establishment of an assessment under this act, the bureau shall cause an advisory committee to be elected...
Section 141.888 Discontinuance Of Assessment; Referendum; Proposing New Marketing Program Notice; Failure To Adopt Resolution Discontinuing Assessment; Further Referendum.
(1) At any time 2 years or more after the effective date of an assessment, and upon the written request of owners of transient...
Section 141.889 Effective Date.
This act shall take effect January 1, 1981. History: 1980, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1981

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