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MI Comp L § 141.889 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 383 of 1980 - Convention and Tourism Marketing Act (141.881 - 141.889)|Section 141.889 - Effective Date.

141.889 Effective date. Sec. 9.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1981. History: 1980, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1981
MI Comp L § 141.891 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.891 - Short Title.

141.891 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "regional tourism marketing act". History: 1989, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989
MI Comp L § 141.891a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.891a - Legislative Findings.

141.891a Legislative findings.Sec. 1a.  (1) The legislature finds all of the following:  (a) Tourism is a major source of employment, income, and tax revenues in this state, and the expansion of the tourism industry is vital to the growth of this state's economy.  (b) The tourism industry is important to this state, not only because of the number of people it serves and the vast human, financial, and physical resources it employs, but because of the benefits tourism and related activities confer on individuals and on society as a whole.  (c) State oversight and resources are needed to implement a coordinated and effective marketing program consistent with the master plan developed by this state to promote travel to, and within, this state under the Michigan tourism policy act, 1945 PA 106, MCL 2.101 to 2.103a, and to optimize the considerable investment of time, energy, capital, and resources being made by the tourism industry.  (d) This state can best undertake effective tourism marketing through the coordinated efforts of existing state government agencies in tourism promotion and private convention and tourism promotional bureaus who are better able than state agencies to market and promote their unique assessment districts, which will maximize the economic and employment benefits of the tourism industry to this state and its citizens.  (e) The coordinated efforts within this act to market and promote tourism represent a broader regulator scheme that does not impinge on an individual's First Amendment rights.  (2) Nothing in this act shall be construed to do 1 or more of the following:  (a) Restrain an owner or participant from communicating its own message or marketing plan.  (b) Require any owner or participant to adopt any actual or symbolic speech.  (c) Endorse or finance any political speech or ideological view. History: Add. 2018, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
MI Comp L § 141.893 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.893 - Tourism Marketing Program Notice; Filing; Contents; Copies; List of Transient Facilities.

141.893 Tourism marketing program notice; filing; contents; copies; list of transient facilities. Sec. 3.  (1) In order to establish a tourism marketing program within a regional assessment district, a regional marketing organization shall file a tourism marketing program notice with the director.  (2) The tourism marketing program notice shall contain all of the following:  (a) A statement that the regional marketing association proposes to create a tourism marketing program under this act.  (b) A statement that the regional marketing association proposes to levy and collect an assessment from owners to pay the costs of the tourism marketing program.  (c) A description of the structure, membership, and activities of the regional marketing organization, including a statement that the regional marketing organization is governed by a board and that a majority of the members of the board are owners. The description shall include the business name and address of the person designated by the regional marketing organization to receive the payment of assessments under section 6 and the independent certified public accountants who audit the financial statements of the regional marketing organization.  (d) A description of the tourism marketing program to be implemented by the regional marketing organization with the assessment revenues.  (e) A statement specifying the amount of the assessment proposed to be levied. The assessment shall not exceed 1% of the room charges in the applicable payment period.  (f) A list of the counties comprising the regional assessment district.  (g) Other information considered necessary by the director.  (3) On the same day the tourism marketing program notice is filed under subsection (1), the regional marketing organization shall mail a copy of the tourism marketing program notice to each owner of a transient facility located in the regional assessment district. The tourism marketing program notice shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the owner at the last known address of the transient facility. The regional marketing organization shall use any information that is reasonably available to the regional marketing organization to establish the list of all transient facilities within the regional assessment district. History: 1989, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989
MI Comp L § 141.894 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.894 - Tourism Marketing Program; Approval or Disapproval; Written Referendum; Effective Date; Failure of Referendum.

141.894 Tourism marketing program; approval or disapproval; written referendum; effective date; failure of referendum. Sec. 4.  (1) The director shall approve or disapprove a tourism marketing program within 30 days after a tourism marketing program notice is filed. The director shall not disapprove a tourism marketing program unless the tourism marketing program violates this act.  (2) Within 40 days after approval of a tourism marketing program under subsection (1), the director shall conduct among all owners a written referendum by mail on whether the tourism marketing program should be approved. For the purpose of the referendum and except as provided in section 9, each owner has 1 vote for each room in the owner's transient facility.  (3) If the tourism marketing program is approved by a majority of the votes actually cast in the regional assessment district, the tourism marketing program and assessment set forth in the tourism marketing program notice become effective on the first day of the month that is more than 30 days after certification by the director of the results of the referendum. A regional marketing organization may file and serve another tourism marketing program notice under section 3 no sooner than 1 year after certification by the director of the results of a referendum if the referendum failed. History: 1989, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989
MI Comp L § 141.895 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.895 - Tourism Marketing Program; Scope.

141.895 Tourism marketing program; scope.  Sec. 5.  A tourism marketing program may include 1 or more of the following:  (a) A provision for establishing and paying the costs of advertising, marketing, and promotional programs to encourage tourism in the regional assessment district.  (b) A provision for assisting a transient facility within the regional assessment district to promote tourism.  (c) A provision for the acquisition of personal property considered appropriate by the regional marketing organization to achieve the purpose of the tourism marketing program.  (d) A provision for the hiring of and payment for personnel employed by the regional marketing organization to implement the tourism marketing program.  (e) A provision for contracting with organizations, agencies, or persons to carry out activities to achieve the purpose of the tourism marketing program.  (f) A program to establish and pay for the costs of research designed to encourage tourism in the regional assessment district.  (g) A provision to incur any other expense or cost that the board, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, considers reasonably related to the promotion of tourism within the regional assessment district.   (h) A procedure for election of the board that requires that a majority of the members of the board are owners. History: 1989, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989
MI Comp L § 141.897 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.897 - Disposition of Assessment Revenues; Financial Statements; Certified Report; Copies.

141.897 Disposition of assessment revenues; financial statements; certified report; copies. Sec. 7.  (1) The assessment revenues collected under this act are not state funds. The regional marketing organization shall deposit assessment revenues collected under this act in a bank or other depository in this state in the name of the regional marketing organization. The assessment revenues shall be disbursed only for the expenses properly incurred by the regional marketing organization with respect to the tourism marketing program developed by the regional marketing organization under this act.  (2) The financial statements of the regional marketing organization shall be audited at least annually by an independent certified public accountant. The regional marketing organization shall mail a copy of the audited financial statements to each owner 150 days or less after the close of the regional marketing organization's fiscal year. The financial statements shall include a statement of all assessment revenues received by the regional marketing organization during the fiscal year and shall be accompanied by a detailed report, certified as correct by the chief operating officer of the regional marketing organization, describing the tourism marketing programs implemented or, to the extent then known, to be implemented by the regional marketing organization.  (3) On the same day copies of the audited financial statements and certified report are mailed under subsection (2), the regional marketing organization shall file a copy of the audited financial statements and certified report with the director. History: 1989, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989
MI Comp L § 141.897a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.897a - Board Meeting; Annual Marketing Plan.

141.897a Board meeting; annual marketing plan.Sec. 7a.  The board at regular intervals, but not less than twice per year, shall convene a formal meeting at which the board shall review its current annual marketing plan and its proposed annual marketing plan for the succeeding 1-year period. Once a year at these formal meetings, the board shall review and either approve or reject the proposed annual marketing plan. Subject to section 7b, an approved annual marketing plan shall be instituted by the regional marketing organization. A rejected marketing plan shall not be instituted by the regional marketing organization. History: Add. 2018, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
MI Comp L § 141.897b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.897b - Master Plan; Travel Bureau; Disapproval of Annual Marketing Plan.

141.897b Master plan; travel bureau; disapproval of annual marketing plan.Sec. 7b.  (1) The vice-president of the travel bureau and the president or chief administrative officer of the regional marketing organization shall meet periodically, but at least once each year, to discuss the master plan and the annual marketing plan approved by the board.  (2) The regional marketing organization and the travel bureau shall coordinate their marketing program activities and annual marketing plan activities with the master plan with a goal of maximizing the impact of tourism and convention business on the economy of this state.  (3) The director shall disapprove of the regional marketing organization's annual marketing plan within 30 days of the meeting provided for in subsection (1) upon finding that it is detrimental to the master plan or the travel bureau's promotional programs. The regional marketing organization shall not implement an annual marketing plan that is disapproved by the travel bureau. If the director does not disapprove of an annual marketing plan within the 30-day period, the annual marketing plan shall be considered approved and may be implemented by the regional marketing organization. History: Add. 2018, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
MI Comp L § 141.898 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.898 - Discontinuance of Assessment; Referendum.

141.898 Discontinuance of assessment; referendum.  Sec. 8.  (1) A regional marketing organization shall conduct a referendum on whether an assessment levied under a tourism marketing program shall be discontinued if both of the following requirements are met:  (a) The tourism marketing program levying the assessment has been in effect for 2 years or more.  (b) Forty percent or more of the total number of owners in the regional assessment district, or owners representing 40% or more of the total number of rooms in transient facilities within the regional assessment district, file with the regional marketing organization a written request for a referendum under this section.  (2) The regional marketing organization shall conduct a written referendum, by mail or in person, among all owners within 60 days after receipt of the written request for a referendum under subsection (1). For the purpose of the referendum, each owner has 1 vote for each room in the owner's transient facility.  (3) If a majority of the votes actually cast at the referendum approves the discontinuance of the assessment, the assessment under a tourism marketing program shall be discontinued on the first day of the month that is more than 60 days after certification by the regional marketing organization of the results of the referendum.  (4) The discontinuance of an assessment under this section does not prevent a regional marketing organization from filing and serving a new tourism marketing program notice under section 3 during or after the 60-day period under subsection (3).  (5) If a referendum held under this section does not result in the discontinuance of the assessment under a tourism marketing program, a further referendum on the discontinuance of that assessment shall not be held until the expiration of 1 year after the date of the referendum under this section. History: 1989, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989
MI Comp L § 141.899 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.899 - Building or Combination of Buildings; Agreement to Be Subject to Tourism Marketing Program; Assessment.

141.899 Building or combination of buildings; agreement to be subject to tourism marketing program; assessment. Sec. 9.  (1) An owner of a building or combination of buildings that is within a regional assessment district, that has less than 10 rooms or is located within 1 mile of a ski lift, and that otherwise meets the definition of a transient facility under this act may agree in writing to be subject to a tourism marketing program under this act. If an owner of a building or combination of buildings agrees to be subject to the tourism marketing program, the building or combination of buildings is considered a transient facility for the purposes of this act. The owner of the building or combination of buildings is considered an owner for the purposes of this act except that the owner is not eligible to vote in the referendum on the tourism marketing program. The owner shall otherwise participate in the tourism marketing program for that regional assessment district.  (2) A building or combination of buildings that is considered a transient facility under subsection (1) shall remain subject to an assessment imposed under this act until the assessment is discontinued as provided in section 8. History: 1989, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989
MI Comp L § 141.900 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 244 of 1989 - Regional Tourism Marketing Act (141.891 - 141.900)|Section 141.900 - Effect of Assessment or Tax Based on Room Charge.

141.900 Effect of assessment or tax based on room charge. Sec. 10.  A regional marketing organization is not prohibited from levying an assessment under this act because an assessment or tax based on a room charge under another law of this state is or may be levied on a transient facility. History: 1989, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989
MI Comp L § 141.901 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 140 of 1971 - Glenn Steil State Revenue Sharing Act of 1971 (141.901 - 141.921)|Section 141.901 - Short Title.

141.901 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971". History: 1971, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 1971 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 532, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999 Constitutionality: Revenue-sharing payments to local units of government are expenditures authorized by appropriations, and are subject to reduction by the Governor where necessary because of a decline in estimated revenue, notwithstanding the balance in actual payments which the decline will occasion, because the constitution does not require that the reductions be proportionate to the decline. Michigan Association of Counties v Department of Management and Budget, 418 Mich 667; 345 NW2d 584 (1984).Compiler's Notes: For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the State Budget Director under the State Revenue Sharing Act of 1971 and the Health and Safety Fund Act from the State Budget Director, within the Department of Management and Budget, to the State Treasurer, within the Department of Treasury, see E.R.O. No. 1993-6, compiled at MCL 141.991 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 141.902 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 140 of 1971 - Glenn Steil State Revenue Sharing Act of 1971 (141.901 - 141.921)|Section 141.902 - “Intangibles Tax,”“sales Tax,” and “State Income Tax” Defined.

141.902 “Intangibles tax,”“sales tax,” and “state income tax” defined. Sec. 2.  (1) "Intangibles tax" means the intangibles tax imposed by Act No. 301 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 205.131 to 205.147 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, or any similar act.  (2) "Sales tax" means the sales tax imposed by Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of 1933, as amended, being sections 205.51 to 205.78 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, or any similar act.  (3) "State income tax" means the income tax imposed by Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1967, as amended, being sections 206.1 to 206.499 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, or any similar act. History: 1971, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 1971
MI Comp L § 141.903 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 140 of 1971 - Glenn Steil State Revenue Sharing Act of 1971 (141.901 - 141.921)|Section 141.903 - “Population” and “Rate” Defined.

141.903 “Population” and “rate” defined. Sec. 3.  (1) "Population" for the purpose of distributing revenues among cities, villages, townships, and counties means population according to the last and each succeeding statewide federal census, or a special statewide census as provided by law, whichever is later. Corrections to the statewide federal census that are published by the bureau of the census, United States department of commerce, and that occur during the period July 1, and ending June 30, shall become effective for the purpose of revenue distributions on the next July 1. Fifty percent of the total number of persons who are wards, patients, or convicts committed to or domiciled in a city, village, or township institution located outside the boundaries of the city, village, or township or committed to or domiciled in a county, state, or federal tax-supported institution, if the persons were included in the federal census, or any special census as provided by law, shall be excluded from the computation. The population of a township is its population outside the corporate limits of villages in the township. The population data used in determining distributions under this act in a year in which a federal decennial statewide census, federal mid-decade statewide census, or special statewide census provided by law is conducted shall become effective for distributions made on and after October 1 of the year for which the respective census is conducted. Once the official population data from a federal decennial statewide census, federal mid-decade statewide census, or special statewide census provided by law is certified and published, the department of management and budget shall calculate any overpayment or underpayment made to a local unit of government since the effective date of the respective census and make adjustments in future distributions to the local unit of government to correct these overpayments or underpayments of revenue distributed pursuant to this act.  (2) "Rate" means a figure determined each May 15 by the department of management and budget pursuant to this act from applicable tax data for the preceding calendar year as reported to it by the department of treasury and applicable to payments made during the succeeding period of July 1 to June 30. History: 1971, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 1971 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 212, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1972 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 275, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1980
MI Comp L § 141.905 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 140 of 1971 - Glenn Steil State Revenue Sharing Act of 1971 (141.901 - 141.921)|Section 141.905 - Definitions.

141.905 Definitions. Sec. 5.  (1) "Local tax effort rate" for a city, village, or township means its local taxes divided by its taxable value.  (2) "Statewide tax effort rate" means the total local taxes in the state divided by the total taxable value.  (3) "Relative tax effort rate" means the local tax effort rate for a city, village, or township divided by the statewide tax effort rate.  (4) "Tax effort formula" means the method for computing, from the total amount of revenue available for distribution under the formula at any single time, the amount to be paid to a city, village, or township determined as follows:  (a) Multiply the relative tax effort for the city, village, or township by the population of the city, village, or township.  (b) Divide the total amount of revenue available for distribution under the formula at any single time by the sum of the products determined under subdivision (a).  (c) Multiply the quotient determined under subdivision (b) by the individual products determined under subdivision (a) for each city, village, or township.  (5) "Taxable value" means that value determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being section 211.27a of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1971, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 1971 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 212, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1972 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 342, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1996