September 6, 2005, Introduced by Senators HARDIMAN, BIRKHOLZ, VAN WOERKOM, GOSCHKA and GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend 1985 PA 106, entitled
"State convention facility development act,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 207.623).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. As used in this act:
(a) "Accommodations" means the room or other space provided to
transient guests for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping, including
furnishings
and other accessories in a facility
which that is
not
a campground, hospital, nursing home, emergency shelter, or
community mental health or community substance abuse treatment
facility. Accommodations do not include food or beverages.
(b)
"Commissioner" means the state commissioner of revenue
treasurer.
(c) "Convention facility" means 1 or more facilities owned or
leased by a local governmental unit that are any combination of a
convention hall, auditorium, meeting rooms, and exhibition areas
that are separate and distinct and contiguous to each other, and
related adjacent public areas generally available to members of the
public for lease on a short-term basis for holding conventions,
meetings, exhibits, and similar events and the necessary site or
sites, therefor,
together with appurtenant properties necessary
and convenient for use in connection with the facility.
(d) "Convention hotel" means a facility used in the business
of
providing accommodations which that
has more than 80 rooms for
providing
accommodations to transient guests and
which that
complies with all of the following:
(i) Located within a county having a population according to
the
most recent decennial census of 600,000 750,000 or more.
(ii) Located within a county that is 1 or more of the
following:
(A) A county which has a convention facility with 350,000
square feet or more of total exhibit space.
(B) A county that has 2,000 or more rooms to provide
accommodations for transient guests.
(e) "Person" means a natural person, partnership, fiduciary,
association, corporation, or other entity.
(f) "Room charge" means the charge imposed for the use or
occupancy of accommodations, excluding charges for food, beverages,
telephone
services, the use tax imposed pursuant to Act No. 94 of
the
Public Acts of 1937, being sections 205.91 to 205.111 of the
Michigan Compiled Laws under the use tax act, 1937 PA 94, MCL
205.91 to 205.111, or like services paid in connection with the
charge. Room charge does not include reimbursement of the
assessment imposed by the community convention or tourism marketing
act, Act
No. 395 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections
141.871
to 141.880 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1980 PA 395, MCL
141.871
to 141.880, the convention and tourism
marketing act, Act
No.
383 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 141.881 to
141.889
of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1980 PA 383, MCL 141.881 to
141.889, or this act.
(g) "Transient guest" means a natural person staying less than
30 consecutive days.