Michigan Laws 125.2089a – Michigan promotion program; establishment; tourism promotion explained; funding; use of appropriation provided from 21st century jobs trust fund
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.2089a
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Board: means the board of directors of the Michigan strategic fund, except where the context clearly requires a different definition. See Michigan Laws 125.2004
- Fund: means the Michigan strategic fund created under section 5, except where the context clearly requires a different definition. See Michigan Laws 125.2004
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The board shall establish a Michigan promotion program to promote tourism in Michigan and pay business development and marketing costs to promote business development in Michigan. Tourism promotion shall include, but is not limited to, cultural, vacation, recreational, leisure, hunting-related, motor sports entertainment-related, and agriculture-related travel across this state that includes activities that promote tourism in all 4 seasons.
(2) The funding provided under this chapter for tourism promotion is intended to enhance funding beyond that included in the annual appropriation for travel Michigan to attract additional tourism expenditures and development of the tourism industry in this state.
(3) Not more than 4% of the annual appropriation as provided by law from the 21st century jobs trust fund established in the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.251 to 12.260, may be used for the purpose of administering the program authorized under this chapter.