Michigan Laws 141.1403 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.1403
- Authority: means a convention facility authority created under section 4. See Michigan Laws 141.1403
- Board: means the board of directors of an authority. See Michigan Laws 141.1403
- 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. See Michigan Laws 141.1403
- Fund: means the convention facility authority fund created for each authority as provided in section 10. See Michigan Laws 141.1403
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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. See Michigan Laws 141.1403
- 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. See Michigan Laws 141.1403
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.