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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:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 141.881SectionShort title.
Section 141.881aSectionLegislative findings.
Section 141.882SectionDefinitions.
Section 141.883SectionMarketing program notice; contents; assessment; mailing copy of notice to owner of transient facility; referendum.
Section 141.884SectionMarketing program; contents.
Section 141.885SectionAssessment; 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 141.886SectionAssessment revenues not state funds; deposit and disbursement; financial statements; audit; report; copies.
Section 141.887SectionAdvisory committee; election and terms of members; formal meetings; review of proposed marketing program; approval or rejection; recommendations; board of directors.
Section 141.887aSectionBiannual formal meeting; review marketing plan.
Section 141.887bSectionMaster plan; annual meeting; disapproval.
Section 141.888SectionDiscontinuance of assessment; referendum; proposing new marketing program notice; failure to adopt resolution discontinuing assessment; further referendum.
Section 141.889SectionEffective date.
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