MCL - Act 383 of 1980

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CONVENTION AND TOURISM MARKETING ACT

Act 383 of 1980

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 oversight functions and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state employees; and to prescribe remedies and penalties.


History: 1980, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1981 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 625, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019




The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Document Type Description
Section 141.881 Section Short title.
Section 141.881a Section Legislative findings.
Section 141.882 Section Definitions.
Section 141.883 Section Marketing program notice; contents; assessment; mailing copy of notice to owner of transient facility; referendum.
Section 141.884 Section Marketing program; contents.
Section 141.885 Section 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.
Section 141.886 Section Assessment revenues not state funds; deposit and disbursement; financial statements; audit; report; copies.
Section 141.887 Section Advisory committee; election and terms of members; formal meetings; review of proposed marketing program; approval or rejection; recommendations; board of directors.
Section 141.887a Section Biannual formal meeting; review marketing plan.
Section 141.887b Section Master plan; annual meeting; disapproval.
Section 141.888 Section Discontinuance of assessment; referendum; proposing new marketing program notice; failure to adopt resolution discontinuing assessment; further referendum.
Section 141.889 Section Effective date.