SB-1130, As Passed House, December 9, 2004                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                           HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR                                 

                                                                                

                           SENATE BILL NO. 1130                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1978 PA 361, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan exposition and fairgrounds act,"                                  

                                                                                

    by amending the title and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,           

                                                                                

    11, 12, 13, 14a, and 15a (MCL 285.161, 285.162, 285.163, 285.164,           

                                                                                

    285.165, 285.166, 285.167, 285.168, 285.169, 285.170, 285.171,              

                                                                                

    285.172, 285.173, 285.174a, and 285.175a), sections 2, 5, 6, 7,             

                                                                                

    8, 9, and 11 as amended and sections 14a and 15a as added by 2000           

                                                                                

    PA 39, and by adding sections 15 and 15b.                                   

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1                                 TITLE                                         

                                                                                

2                                                                                An act to provide for the control and management of certain                        

                                                                                

3   state exposition centers and fairgrounds; to create a state                 

                                                                                

4   exposition center and fairgrounds  council  authority and board             

                                                                                

5   within the department of management and budget; to prescribe                

                                                                                

6   its  the authority's and board's powers and duties; to provide             

                                                                                


     Senate Bill No. 1130 (H-4) as amended December 9, 2004

   

1   for the appointment of a state exposition center and fairgrounds            

                                                                                

2   manager and to prescribe the manager's powers and duties; to                

                                                                                

3   designate the method of financing state exposition centers and              

                                                                                

4   fairgrounds; to create certain funds; to provide for [appropriations        

                                                                                

5                ]; and to repeal  certain  acts and parts of acts.             

                                                                                

6       Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the                    

                                                                                

7   "Michigan exposition and fairgrounds authority act".                        

                                                                                

8       Sec. 2.  As used in this act:                                               

                                                                                

9       (a)  "Council"  "Authority" means the state exposition and                  

                                                                                

10  fairgrounds  council  authority created in section 9.                       

                                                                                

11      (b) "Authority board" means the board for the authority                     

                                                                                

12  appointed under section 9.                                                  

                                                                                

13      (c)  (b)  "Department" means the department of  agriculture                 

                                                                                

14  management and budget.                                                      

                                                                                

15      (d)  (c)  "Director" means the director of the department.                  

                                                                                

16      (e)  (d)  "Fund" means the state exposition and fairgrounds                 

                                                                                

17  fund created in section 14a.                                                

                                                                                

18      (f)  (e)  "Manager" means the manager of the  state                         

                                                                                

19  exposition and fairgrounds  authority appointed under section 4.            

                                                                                

20      (g) "Type I transfer" means that term as defined in section                 

                                                                                

21  3 of the executive organization act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL               

                                                                                

22  16.103.                                                                     

                                                                                

23      Sec. 3.  (1) This act  shall  does not apply to the Upper                   

                                                                                

24  Peninsula state fair conducted under  Act No.  89 of the Public             

                                                                                

25  Acts of 1927, as amended, being sections 285.141 to 285.142 of              

                                                                                

26  the Michigan Compiled Laws  1927 PA 89, MCL 285.141 to 285.145.             

                                                                                

27      (2) This act  shall  does not apply to a fair conducted by a                


                                                                                

1   county of this state, or to a fair conducted under the official             

                                                                                

2   authorization of the county board of commissioners or other duly            

                                                                                

3   constituted county regional authority.                                      

                                                                                

4       (3) This act shall not apply to uses of fairgrounds                         

                                                                                

5   permitted under  Act No.  80 of the Public Acts of 1941, being              

                                                                                

6   section 285.151 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1941 PA 80, MCL              

                                                                                

7   285.151.                                                                    

                                                                                

8       Sec. 4.  (1)  A state exposition and fairgrounds office is                  

                                                                                

9   created in the office of the director.  The Michigan exposition             

                                                                                

10  and fairgrounds authority is created as a public body corporate             

                                                                                

11  within the department.  The authority shall be administered under           

                                                                                

12  the supervision of the department but shall exercise its                    

                                                                                

13  prescribed statutory power, duties, and functions independently             

                                                                                

14  of the department.                                                          

                                                                                

15      (2) The activities, powers, duties, functions,                              

                                                                                

16  responsibilities, and rule-making authority of the department of            

                                                                                

17  agriculture related to the management of the state exposition and           

                                                                                

18  fairgrounds are transferred by type I transfer to the authority.            

                                                                                

19      (3) All records, personnel, property, grants, and unexpended                

                                                                                

20  balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds used,              

                                                                                

21  held, employed, available, or to be made available to the                   

                                                                                

22  department of agriculture for the activities, powers, duties,               

                                                                                

23  functions, and responsibilities are transferred to the                      

                                                                                

24  authority.  The state budget director shall determine and                   

                                                                                

25  authorize the most efficient manner possible for handling                   

                                                                                

26  financial transactions and records in the state's financial                 

                                                                                

27  management system for the remainder of the fiscal year ending               


     Senate Bill No. 1130 (H-4) as amended December 9, 2004

   

1   September 30, 2005.                                                         

                                                                                

2       (4) The governor shall appoint a manager of the authority                   

                                                                                

3   [upon subject to] the advice and consent of the senate, who  shall be  is   

                                                                                

4   exempt from the classified state civil service.  The manager                

                                                                                

5   shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.  The manager shall             

                                                                                

6   administer the business  operation  operations of the state fair            

                                                                                

7   and the authority as provided in this act.  The manager shall               

                                                                                

8   receive compensation determined annually by the  legislature                

                                                                                

9   authority.  [The person serving as manager on February 28, 2005 shall continue to serve at the pleasure of the governor.]                                      

                                                                                

10      Sec. 5.  The control of all land and other property held or                 

                                                                                

11  acquired by  the  this state or its people for the purpose of               

                                                                                

12  holding and conducting agricultural and industrial fairs and                

                                                                                

13  exhibitions is vested in the  department  authority.                        

                                                                                

14      Sec. 6.  (1) The  department  authority shall do all of the                 

                                                                                

15  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

16      (a) Conduct an annual state fair and other exhibits or events               

                                                                                

17  for the purpose of promoting all phases of the economy of this              

                                                                                

18  state.  This fair and the exhibits or events shall encourage and            

                                                                                

19  demonstrate agricultural, industrial, commercial, educational,              

                                                                                

20  entertainment, tourism, technological, cultural, and recreational           

                                                                                

21  pursuits.                                                                   

                                                                                

22      (b) Lease the state exposition and fairgrounds, a portion of                

                                                                                

23  the state exposition and fairgrounds, or a building on the state            

                                                                                

24  exposition and fairgrounds for purposes considered by the                   

                                                                                

25  department  authority to be consistent with the staging of the             

                                                                                

26  state fair and other exhibits or events.  The  department                   

                                                                                

27  authority may determine and impose rental charges and other fees            


                                                                                

1   for the use or lease of the buildings and grounds or a portion of           

                                                                                

2   the buildings and grounds.  The  department  authority may lease            

                                                                                

3   properties to private and public organizations for a period not             

                                                                                

4   to exceed 30 years for consideration established by the                     

                                                                                

5   department  authority.  The  department  authority may grant               

                                                                                

6   leases for all or a portion of the state exposition and                     

                                                                                

7   fairgrounds to private and public organizations, conditional upon           

                                                                                

8   construction and improvements according to plans approved by the            

                                                                                

9   department  authority to be financed by the lessees, for terms             

                                                                                

10  not to exceed 30 years.  The  department  authority may grant an            

                                                                                

11  extension of the lease term for not more than an additional 20              

                                                                                

12  years.  The use of the state exposition and fairgrounds, a                  

                                                                                

13  portion of the state exposition and fairgrounds, or a building on           

                                                                                

14  the state exposition and fairgrounds shall not interfere with the           

                                                                                

15  preparation for or holding of the state fair and other exhibits             

                                                                                

16  or events.  Land, a building, or other property that is leased              

                                                                                

17  under this subdivision to a for-profit business shall be leased             

                                                                                

18  at fair market value.  All leases and contracts entered into                

                                                                                

19  under this act remain valid until the expiration of the term of             

                                                                                

20  the lease or contract.                                                      

                                                                                

21      (c) Enter into contracts, subject to the requirements of the                

                                                                                

22  management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594,             

                                                                                

23  to conduct the annual state fair, exhibits, or other events, at             

                                                                                

24  the state exposition and fairgrounds that enhance agricultural,             

                                                                                

25  industrial, commercial, recreational, educational, entertainment,           

                                                                                

26  tourism, technological, or cultural pursuits or government                  

                                                                                

27  services to citizens.                                                       


                                                                                

1       (2) The authority may enter into cooperative agreements,                    

                                                                                

2   contracts, or other agreements with 1 or more governmental                  

                                                                                

3   entities to use the personnel, services, or facilities of the               

                                                                                

4   governmental entity to assist the authority with carrying out its           

                                                                                

5   duties under this act and as otherwise provided by law.                     

                                                                                

6       Sec. 7.  (1) The  department  authority annually shall                      

                                                                                

7   present a report to the governor, the legislature, and the                  

                                                                                

8   council  department describing the receipts or expenditures                

                                                                                

9   through appropriation, gift, grant, or conveyance that have a               

                                                                                

10  material bearing on the operation of the state fair or the state            

                                                                                

11  exposition and fairgrounds.                                                 

                                                                                

12      (2)  An annual audit of the books and records of the state                  

                                                                                

13  exposition and fairgrounds shall be made by the auditor general             

                                                                                

14  The authority shall be subject to annual post audits of its                 

                                                                                

15  financial transactions and accounts and to performance post                 

                                                                                

16  audits by the auditor general.                                              

                                                                                

17      (3) The  department shall  authority may promulgate rules                   

                                                                                

18  governing the conduct of the annual state fair and state                    

                                                                                

19  exposition and fairgrounds and the development and administration           

                                                                                

20  of the state exposition and fairgrounds as a commercial,                    

                                                                                

21  agricultural, recreational, and multipurpose facility, pursuant             

                                                                                

22  to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL              

                                                                                

23  24.201 to 24.328.  Any rules in effect on the effective date of             

                                                                                

24  the amendatory act that added this sentence shall remain in                 

                                                                                

25  effect until rescinded by the authority.                                    

                                                                                

26      Sec. 8.  The manager shall do all of the following:                         

                                                                                

27      (a) Be directly responsible to the  director  authority.                    


                                                                                

1       (b) Be the chief administrative officer for the management                  

                                                                                

2   and operation of the state exposition and fairgrounds, and may              

                                                                                

3   enter into contracts and leases, subject to the requirements of             

                                                                                

4   the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to                  

                                                                                

5   18.1594, as authorized by rule promulgated under this act.                  

                                                                                

6       (c) Have as a primary work station the site of the state                    

                                                                                

7   exposition and fairgrounds.                                                 

                                                                                

8       (d)  Through the department, hire all  Serve as an appointing               

                                                                                

9   authority for any necessary personnel associated with the                   

                                                                                

10  management and operation of the state exposition and                        

                                                                                

11  fairgrounds.                                                                

                                                                                

12      (e) Be responsible for the financial operation of the state                 

                                                                                

13  exposition and fairgrounds.                                                 

                                                                                

14      (f) Develop ideas and programs that enhance the operation and               

                                                                                

15  functioning of the state exposition and fairgrounds.                        

                                                                                

16      (g) Be responsible for the preparation of the annual budget                 

                                                                                

17  for the state exposition and fairgrounds for presentation to the            

                                                                                

18  department.                                                                 

                                                                                

19      (h) Develop and present to the authority board for its                      

                                                                                

20  approval each of the following:                                             

                                                                                

21                                                                               (i) A financial plan submitted annually.                                            

                                                                                

22      (ii) A rolling 5-year operations plan submitted annually.                    

                                                                                

23      (iii) A facility and utility renovation plan, updated as                     

                                                                                

24  determined by the manager or as requested by the authority                  

                                                                                

25  board.                                                                      

                                                                                

26      (iv) A long-range master plan for authority facilities and                   

                                                                                

27  the state exposition and fairgrounds, updated as determined by              


     Senate Bill No. 1130 (H-4) as amended December 9, 2004

   

1   the manager or as requested by the authority board.                         

                                                                                

2       Sec. 9.  (1) A state exposition and fairgrounds  council is                 

                                                                                

3   established within the department  authority shall be governed by           

                                                                                

4   the 11-member authority board appointed under this section.  The            

                                                                                

5   council  authority board shall consist of the following                    

                                                                                

6   members:                                                                    

                                                                                

7       (a) The director or a designated representative as an ex                    

                                                                                

8   officio voting member.                                                      

                                                                                

9       (b) The director of the department of  natural resources                    

                                                                                

10  agriculture or a designated representative as an ex officio                 

                                                                                

11  voting member.                                                              

                                                                                

12      (c) Nine members, not more than 5 of whom shall be members                  

                                                                                

13  of the same political party, appointed by the governor by and               

                                                                                

14  with the consent of the senate.  The term of office of each                 

                                                                                

15  member in this subdivision shall be 3 years except that, of the             

                                                                                

16  members first appointed,  2  3 shall serve for 1 year, 3 shall              

                                                                                

17  serve for 2 years, and  4  3 shall serve for 3 years.   In case             

                                                                                

18  of vacancy, an appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made in             

                                                                                

19  the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired               

                                                                                

20  term.  Three members shall be engaged in the agriculture                    

                                                                                

21  industry, 1 member shall represent labor, 2 members shall                   

                                                                                

22  represent business, 1 member shall be from the travel industry,             

                                                                                

23  and 2 members shall be from the general public.  The former state           

                                                                                

24  exposition and fairgrounds council existing before [March] 1,               

                                                                                

25  2005 is abolished.  The governor shall appoint the 9 appointed              

                                                                                

26  members to serve on the authority board, and the terms of those             

                                                                                

27  members shall begin on March 1, 2005.  Members of the former                


                                                                                

1   council are eligible for appointment to the authority board if              

                                                                                

2   otherwise qualified.  It is the intent of the legislature that              

                                                                                

3   the members of the authority board represent all geographic areas           

                                                                                

4   of the state.  The 9 appointed members shall be chosen from the             

                                                                                

5   following categories:                                                       

                                                                                

6                                                                                (i) Three members representing agricultural interests.                              

                                                                                

7       (ii) One member representing the tourism industry in                         

                                                                                

8   Michigan.                                                                   

                                                                                

9       (iii) Two members of the general public.                                     

                                                                                

10      (iv) One member representing organized labor.                                

                                                                                

11      (v) One member representing the business community.                         

                                                                                

12      (vi) One member representing county fairs.                                   

                                                                                

13      (2) Upon appointment to the authority board under subsection                

                                                                                

14  (1), and upon the taking and filing of the constitutional oath of           

                                                                                

15  office, a member of the authority board shall enter the office              

                                                                                

16  and exercise the duties of the office.                                      

                                                                                

17      (3) Regardless of the cause of a vacancy on the authority                   

                                                                                

18  board, the governor shall fill a vacancy in the office of a                 

                                                                                

19  member of the authority board by appointment by and with the                

                                                                                

20  advice and consent of the senate.  A vacancy shall be filled for            

                                                                                

21  the balance of the unexpired term.  A member of the authority               

                                                                                

22  board shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and            

                                                                                

23  has qualified.                                                              

                                                                                

24      (4) Members of the authority board and officers and                         

                                                                                

25  employees of the authority are subject to 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321           

                                                                                

26  to 15.330.  A member of the authority board or an officer,                  

                                                                                

27  employee, or agent of the authority board shall discharge the               


                                                                                

1   duties of his or her position in a nonpartisan manner, with good            

                                                                                

2   faith, and with that degree of diligence, care, and skill that an           

                                                                                

3   ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar                      

                                                                                

4   circumstances in a like position.  In discharging his or her                

                                                                                

5   duties, a member of the authority board or an officer, employee,            

                                                                                

6   or agent of the authority board, when acting in good faith, may             

                                                                                

7   rely upon the opinion of counsel for the authority, upon the                

                                                                                

8   report of an independent appraiser selected with reasonable care            

                                                                                

9   by the authority board, or upon financial statements of the                 

                                                                                

10  authority represented to the member of the authority board,                 

                                                                                

11  officer, employee, or agent to be correct by the officer of the             

                                                                                

12  authority having charge of its books or account, or stated in a             

                                                                                

13  written report by the auditor general or a certified public                 

                                                                                

14  accountant or the firm of the accountants fairly to reflect the             

                                                                                

15  financial condition of the authority.                                       

                                                                                

16      (5) The authority board may adopt bylaws and policies and                   

                                                                                

17  procedures for conducting its business.  Six members of the                 

                                                                                

18  authority board constitute a quorum for the transaction of                  

                                                                                

19  business.  An action of the authority board requires a concurring           

                                                                                

20  vote by 6 members of the authority board.                                   

                                                                                

21      (6)  (2) Council  Authority board members shall  be paid a                  

                                                                                

22  per diem  serve without compensation and shall receive                      

                                                                                

23  reimbursement  of  for actual and necessary expenses.                       

                                                                                

24      (7)  (3)  The  council  governor shall designate a member of                

                                                                                

25  the authority board to serve as its chairperson, who shall serve            

                                                                                

26  as chairperson at the pleasure of the governor.  The authority              

                                                                                

27  board shall annually select  a chairperson and  other officers              


                                                                                

1   from its membership.                                                        

                                                                                

2       (8)  (4)  The director and the director of the department of                

                                                                                

3   natural resources  agriculture shall not serve as officers of              

                                                                                

4   the  council  authority board.                                              

                                                                                

5       (9)  (5)  The  council  authority board shall  be provided                  

                                                                                

6   staff assistance by the department to carry out its functions and           

                                                                                

7   shall  meet not less than 4 times per year.                                 

                                                                                

8       (10) At least 1 meeting of the authority board shall be                     

                                                                                

9   dedicated to soliciting input from the local neighborhood                   

                                                                                

10  advisory council established under section 15b, the surrounding             

                                                                                

11  communities, and local units of government.                                 

                                                                                

12      Sec. 10.  (1) The business  which  that the  council                        

                                                                                

13  authority board may perform shall be conducted at a public                  

                                                                                

14  meeting of the  council  authority board held in compliance with            

                                                                                

15  Act No.  267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261             

                                                                                

16  to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  the open meetings act,             

                                                                                

17  1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.  Public notice of the time,              

                                                                                

18  date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner                 

                                                                                

19  required by  Act No.  267 of the Public Acts of 1976  the open              

                                                                                

20  meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.                            

                                                                                

21      (2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of,                  

                                                                                

22  or retained by the  council  authority board or department in the           

                                                                                

23  performance of an official function shall be made available to              

                                                                                

24  the public in compliance with  Act No.  442 of the Public Acts of           

                                                                                

25  1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled              

                                                                                

26  Laws  the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to            

                                                                                

27  15.246.                                                                     


                                                                                

1       (3) The authority may employ legal and technical experts and                

                                                                                

2   other officers, agents, or employees, permanent or temporary,               

                                                                                

3   paid from the funds of the authority.  The authority shall                  

                                                                                

4   determine the qualifications, duties, and compensation of those             

                                                                                

5   it employs consistent with requirements established by the civil            

                                                                                

6   service commission, but an employee shall not be paid a higher              

                                                                                

7   salary than the manager.  The authority board may delegate to 1             

                                                                                

8   or more members, officers, agents, or employees any powers or               

                                                                                

9   duties it considers proper.                                                 

                                                                                

10      (4) The authority may contract with the department for the                  

                                                                                

11  purpose of maintaining and improving the rights and interests of            

                                                                                

12  the authority.                                                              

                                                                                

13      Sec. 11.   The council  Except as otherwise provided in this                

                                                                                

14  act, the authority board shall do all things necessary or                   

                                                                                

15  convenient to implement the purposes, objectives, and provisions            

                                                                                

16  of this act, and the purposes, objectives, and powers delegated             

                                                                                

17  to the authority by other laws or executive orders, including,              

                                                                                

18  but not limited to, all of the following:                                   

                                                                                

19      (a) Review and approve policies, including dates for the fair               

                                                                                

20  and the budget.                                                             

                                                                                

21      (b) Develop and submit to the department, the legislature,                  

                                                                                

22  and the governor on a yearly basis a rolling 5-year operational             

                                                                                

23  plan and construction plan, including a master plan for the use             

                                                                                

24  of buildings and the grounds.                                               

                                                                                

25      (c)  (a) Advise  Report to the director, the legislature, and               

                                                                                

26  the governor on the operating budget, capital improvements,                 

                                                                                

27  programs, exhibits, and other matters relevant to the state                 


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1   exposition and fairgrounds.                                                 

                                                                                

2       (b) Advise the director relative to the selection of a                      

                                                                                

3   manager before selection.                                                   

                                                                                

4       (d)  (c) Advise the director with regard to  Approve  [or authorize the manager to approve]                                                                     

                                                                                

5   utilization of the state exposition and fairgrounds, including              

                                                                                

6   its use as the site for the annual state fair, and on any other             

                                                                                

7   matter which the  council  authority may regard as appropriate.             

                                                                                

8       (e)  (d)  Promote, encourage, and assist  the director and                  

                                                                                

9   the manager in conducting exhibits or other events at the state             

                                                                                

10  exposition and fairgrounds that enhance agricultural, industrial,           

                                                                                

11  commercial, recreational, educational, or cultural pursuits or              

                                                                                

12  government service to citizens.                                             

                                                                                

13      (e) Perform other functions the director or the manager                     

                                                                                

14  requests.                                                                   

                                                                                

15      Sec. 12.  (1) In staging the annual state fair, the                         

                                                                                

16  department  authority may enter into licensing agreements with             

                                                                                

17  concessionaires permitting games of skill which shall be                    

                                                                                

18  conducted in accordance with the following criteria:                        

                                                                                

19      (a) Winning the game of skill does not require great skill                  

                                                                                

20  on the part of the participant.                                             

                                                                                

21      (b) The game does not constitute a fraud upon the                           

                                                                                

22  participants.                                                               

                                                                                

23      (c) The game is not similar to games of chance in which                     

                                                                                

24  winning depends primarily upon fortuitous or accidental                     

                                                                                

25  circumstances beyond the control of the participant including               

                                                                                

26  games such as roulette, beano, cards, dice, or wheels of fortune            

                                                                                

27  nor is  and the game  one which includes  does not include a               


                                                                                

1   mechanical or physical device  which  that directly or indirectly           

                                                                                

2   impedes, impairs, or thwarts the skill of the player.                       

                                                                                

3       (d) If the game is a group or contest participation game,                   

                                                                                

4   each participant shall be in attendance at the time the game is             

                                                                                

5   played and shall actively participate throughout the entire game            

                                                                                

6   by personally designating his or her target, goal, or desired               

                                                                                

7   objective.  A winner shall be determined by the skill of 1 or               

                                                                                

8   more of the participants in the group or contest game, and each             

                                                                                

9   participant shall be randomly selected.  , and a  The                       

                                                                                

10  distribution of prizes shall be made in the presence of each                

                                                                                

11  participant at the time the game is played.                                 

                                                                                

12      (e) The prize has nominal value and is not redeemable or                    

                                                                                

13  convertible into cash, directly or indirectly.                              

                                                                                

14      (2) The department may promulgate rules pursuant to  Act                    

                                                                                

15  No.  306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended  the                        

                                                                                

16  administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to           

                                                                                

17  24.328, consistent with the criteria established in subsection              

                                                                                

18  (1) to regulate the conduct of games of skill during the annual             

                                                                                

19  state fair and to protect the public from unauthorized or                   

                                                                                

20  dishonest practices in conducting those games.                              

                                                                                

21      (3) The department may, after  a  an administrative hearing                 

                                                                                

22  held pursuant to  Act No.  306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as               

                                                                                

23  amended  the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,            

                                                                                

24  MCL 24.201 to 24.328, revoke the licensing agreement of a                   

                                                                                

25  concessionaire if the department determines that the public is              

                                                                                

26  being defrauded, or that this act or a rule promulgated pursuant            

                                                                                

27  to this act is being violated.                                              


                                                                                

1       (4) The department may promulgate rules pursuant to  Act                    

                                                                                

2   No.  306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended  the                        

                                                                                

3   administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to           

                                                                                

4   24.328, to permit the operation of a bingo or a millionaire party           

                                                                                

5   permitted and licensed under  Act No.  382 of the Public Acts of            

                                                                                

6   1972, as amended, being sections 432.101 to 432.120 of the                  

                                                                                

7   Michigan Compiled Laws  the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo               

                                                                                

8   act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.101 to 432.120.  The  department                  

                                                                                

9   authority may lease facilities as a location within or at which             

                                                                                

10  an organization qualified and licensed under  Act No.  382 of the           

                                                                                

11  Public Acts of 1972, as amended,  that act may conduct bingo or a           

                                                                                

12  millionaire party.                                                          

                                                                                

13      Sec. 13.  (1) Sections 301 to  315 of Act No.  328 of the                   

                                                                                

14  Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 750.301 to                  

                                                                                

15  750.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall  315a of the                   

                                                                                

16  Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.301 to 750.315a, do not           

                                                                                

17  apply to a person who conducts or participates in a game of skill           

                                                                                

18  pursuant to section 12 or the rules promulgated under that                  

                                                                                

19  section.                                                                    

                                                                                

20      (2) The department may lease its facilities as a location                   

                                                                                

21  within or at which an organization qualified and licensed under             

                                                                                

22  Act No.  382 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, being                 

                                                                                

23  sections 432.101 to 432.120 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  the              

                                                                                

24  Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.101             

                                                                                

25  to 432.120, may conduct bingo.                                              

                                                                                

26      Sec. 14a.  (1) The state exposition and fairgrounds fund is                 

                                                                                

27  created within the state treasury.  The fund shall be                       


                                                                                

1   administered by the authority.                                              

                                                                                

2       (2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the                  

                                                                                

3   fund.  The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and            

                                                                                

4   earnings from fund investments.  The state treasurer may receive            

                                                                                

5   money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund.            

                                                                                

6   All of the following shall be deposited in the fund:                       

                                                                                

7       (a) Money appropriated from the general fund for the purpose                

                                                                                

8   of holding a state fair that is unencumbered and unspent at the             

                                                                                

9   close of the fiscal year.  (b)  Money generated from the                    

                                                                                

10  operation of activities authorized by this act shall be deposited           

                                                                                

11  into the fund.                                                              

                                                                                

12      (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall                 

                                                                                

13  remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.                 

                                                                                

14      (4) The  department  authority shall submit an annual report                

                                                                                

15  to the legislature and the  council  department showing the                 

                                                                                

16  amount of money received under this act and how that money was              

                                                                                

17  spent.                                                                      

                                                                                

18      (5)  Upon appropriation,  The money in the fund shall be                    

                                                                                

19  expended pursuant to appropriation of the legislature by the                

                                                                                

20  director, with the advice of the council, to provide  authority            

                                                                                

21  in the following order of priority:                                         

                                                                                

22      (a) Providing for an annual state fair.  , the maintenance                  

                                                                                

23  of                                                                          

                                                                                

24      (b) Maintaining the state exposition and fairgrounds.  , and                

                                                                                

25  for any                                                                     

                                                                                

26      (c) Any other purpose authorized  in section 6  under this                  

                                                                                

27  act.                                                                        


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1       Sec. 15. [(1)] For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004,               

                                                                                

2   there is appropriated $625,000.00 from the state exposition and             

                                                                                

3   fairgrounds fund for Michigan state fair payment of premiums to             

                                                                                

4   exhibitors and for payments due to vendors and others regarding             

                                                                                

5   outstanding invoices for the annual state fair held in calendar             

                                                                                

6   year 2004.  Payment for premiums to exhibitors shall be made                

                                                                                

7   before payment to vendors and others.                                       

        [(2) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, there is appropriated $192,700.00 from the general fund to Lake Superior State University for an infrastructure, technology, equipment, and maintenance grant.]                  

8       Sec. 15a.  The  department  authority may demolish or permit                

                                                                                

9   the demolition of any building or structure on the state                    

                                                                                

10  exposition and fairgrounds that is determined by the  director              

                                                                                

11  authority to be unsuitable for uses consistent with the holding             

                                                                                

12  of the state fair.                                                          

                                                                                

13      Sec. 15b.  (1) The authority shall develop a newsletter to                  

                                                                                

14  be published not less often than twice per calendar year for                

                                                                                

15  residents of the surrounding area of the state exposition and               

                                                                                

16  fairgrounds.  The authority shall make the newsletter available             

                                                                                

17  electronically on its website and, if requested, by mail.                   

                                                                                

18      (2) The minutes of the meeting of the authority board shall                 

                                                                                

19  be posted on the authority's website.                                       

                                                                                

20      (3) The authority shall establish a local neighborhood                      

                                                                                

21  advisory council for the purpose of public input on the                     

                                                                                

22  authority's activities.                                                     

                                                                                

23      [Enacting section 1. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,        

                                                                                

24  13, 14a, and 15a of the Michigan exposition and fairgrounds act, 1978 PA 361, MCL 285.161, 285.162, 285.163, 285.164, 285.165, 285.166, 285.167, 285.168, 285.169, 285.170, 285.171, 285.172, 285.173, 285.174a, and 285.175a, as amended by this amendatory act, and section 15b of the Michigan exposition and fairgrounds act, 1978 PA 361, as added by this amendatory act, take effect March 1, 2005.]