Section 141.881 – Short Title.

141.881 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “convention and tourism marketing act”. History: 1980, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1981

Section 141.881a – Legislative Findings.

141.881a 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 the state’s economy. (b) The tourism industry is important to this state, not only […]

Section 141.882 – Definitions.

141.882 Definitions. Sec. 2. 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 bureau in the marketing program notice, any county or counties contiguous with it. (b) “Assessment revenues” means the money derived from the assessment, including any interest and […]

Section 141.883 – Marketing Program Notice; Contents; Assessment; Mailing Copy of Notice to Owner of Transient Facility; Referendum.

141.883 Marketing program notice; contents; assessment; mailing copy of notice to owner of transient facility; referendum. Sec. 3. (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 program notice with the director. The notice shall state that the bureau proposes […]

Section 141.884 – Marketing Program; Contents.

141.884 Marketing program; contents. Sec. 4. A marketing program may include all or any of the following: (a) Provisions for establishing and paying the costs of advertising, marketing, and promotional programs to encourage convention business and tourism in the assessment district. (b) Provisions for assisting transient facilities within the assessment district in promoting convention business […]

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.

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. Sec. 5. (1) Upon the effective date of an assessment, each owner of a transient facility in the assessment district shall be liable […]

Section 141.886 – Assessment Revenues Not State Funds; Deposit and Disbursement; Financial Statements; Audit; Report; Copies.

141.886 Assessment revenues not state funds; deposit and disbursement; financial statements; audit; report; copies. Sec. 6. (1) The assessment revenues collected pursuant to this act shall not be state funds. The money shall be deposited in a bank or other depository in this state, in the name of the bureau, and disbursed only for the […]

Section 141.887 – Advisory Committee; Election and Terms of Members; Formal Meetings; Review of Proposed Marketing Program; Approval or Rejection; Recommendations; Board of Directors.

141.887 Advisory committee; election and terms of members; formal meetings; review of proposed marketing program; approval or rejection; recommendations; board of directors. Sec. 7. (1) Upon the effective date of the establishment of an assessment under this act, the bureau shall cause an advisory committee to be elected consisting of representatives of the owners of […]

Section 141.887a – Biannual Formal Meeting; Review Marketing Plan.

141.887a Biannual formal meeting; review 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, […]

Section 141.887b – Master Plan; Annual Meeting; Disapproval.

141.887b Master plan; annual meeting; disapproval. Sec. 7b. (1) The vice-president of the travel bureau and the president or chief administrative officer of the bureau 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 bureau and the travel bureau […]

Section 141.888 – Discontinuance of Assessment; Referendum; Proposing New Marketing Program Notice; Failure to Adopt Resolution Discontinuing Assessment; Further Referendum.

141.888 Discontinuance of assessment; referendum; proposing new marketing program notice; failure to adopt resolution discontinuing assessment; further referendum. Sec. 8. (1) At any time 2 years or more after the effective date of an assessment, and upon the written request of owners of transient facilities located within the assessment district representing not less than 40% […]

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