Sec. 3.
As used in this act:
(a) "Authority" means a convention facility authority created under section 4.
(b) "Board" means the board of directors of an authority.
(c) "Convention facility" means all or any part of, or any combination of, a convention hall, auditorium, arena, sports facility, market, or other facility meeting rooms, exhibition area, and related adjacent public areas that are generally available to the public for lease or use, together with appurtenant property, including parking lots or structures, necessary and convenient for use in connection with the convention facility.
(d) "Develop", unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, means to acquire, market, promote, construct, improve, enlarge, renew, renovate, replace, lease, equip, furnish, or operate.
(e) "Fund" means the convention facility authority fund created for each authority as provided in section 10.
(f) "Qualified city" means a city with a population of more than 170,000 according to the most recent decennial census that is the most populous city in a qualified county.
(g) "Qualified county" means a county with a population of more than 500,000 according to the most recent decennial census that contains a qualified city, and that is not a charter county or a county with an optional unified form of government.
History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 26, Imd. Eff. May 10, 2013
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing
Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)
Section 141.1401 - Short Title.
Section 141.1402 - Legislative Findings.
Section 141.1403 - Definitions.
Section 141.1404 - Establishment of Authority by County and City; Resolution; Organization.
Section 141.1406 - Board of Directors; Discharge of Duties; Actions; Meetings; Compensation.
Section 141.1407 - Conduct of Business at Public Meetings; Disclosure Requirements.
Section 141.1408 - Powers of Authority; Tax Levy Prohibited.
Section 141.1409 - Employment of Staff; Audits; Budget.
Section 141.1410 - Convention Facility Authority Fund; Creation; Disposition of Money.
Section 141.1411 - Payment of Costs From Certain Revenues.
Section 141.1412 - Issuance of Negotiable Revenue Bonds; Limitations.
Section 141.1413 - Property of Authority.
Section 141.1414 - Use of Funds Received Pursuant to Section 301 of 1999 Pa 137.