Michigan Laws 141.1353 – Legislative findings
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.1353
- Authority: means a regional convention facility authority created under section 7. See Michigan Laws 141.1355
- Convention facility: means all or any part of, or any combination of, a convention hall, auditorium, arena, meeting rooms, exhibition area, and related adjacent public areas that are generally available to the public for lease on a short-term basis for holding conventions, meetings, exhibits, and similar events, together with real or personal property, and easements above, on, or under the surface of real or personal property, used or intended to be used for holding conventions, meetings, exhibits, and similar events, together with appurtenant property, including walkways, bicycle paths, plazas, green space, parking lots or structures, and roads necessary or convenient for use in connection with the convention facility. See Michigan Laws 141.1355
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- 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
The legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) That there exists in this state a continuing need to strengthen and revitalize the economy of this state and of local units of government in this state and that it is in best interests of this state and local units of government in this state to promote tourism and convention business in order to assist in the prevention of unemployment and the alleviation of the conditions of unemployment, to preserve existing jobs, to facilitate economic development, and to create new jobs to meet employment demands.
(b) That it is necessary for the promotion of general welfare and a valid public purpose to assist and encourage the acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, renewal, replacement, repairing, financing, furnishing, and equipping of regional convention facilities and the real property on which they are located, to refinance these activities, and to enter into contracts and procure services necessary and appropriate for the development and ongoing management and operation of regional convention facilities in an efficient and effective manner.
(c) That a regional convention facility authority created under this act and the powers conferred by this act constitute a necessary program and serve a necessary public purpose.