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
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 […]
Section 141.892 – Definitions.
141.892 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Assessment” means the amount levied against an owner under this act. (b) “Assessment revenues” means the money collected by a regional marketing organization from the assessment, including any interest and penalties on the assessment, imposed under this act. (c) “Board” means the board of directors […]
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) […]
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. […]
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 […]
Section 141.896 – Assessments Generally.
141.896 Assessments generally. Sec. 6. (1) Upon the effective date of an assessment under section 4, each owner is liable for payment of the assessment computed by multiplying the percentage set forth in the tourism marketing program notice by the aggregate room charges imposed by the transient facility during a calendar month. Except as provided […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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) […]
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 […]
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, […]