MCL 207.628 — Convention facility development fund; creation; disposition of collections; use of fund; contract requirement; appropriation, transfer, and deposit of amount

(1) The collections from the tax imposed by section 4 shall be deposited in the state treasury, to the credit of the convention facility development fund, which is hereby created within the state treasury. Collections from the additional tax imposed under section 1207 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.2207, funds appropriated from the 21st century jobs trust fund under subsection (4), and amounts designated under section 5(b)(iii) of the health and safety fund act, 1987 PA 264, MCL 141.475, shall also be deposited to the credit of the convention facility development fund.
(2) The convention facility development fund shall be distributed for certain state purposes and to local governmental units for use only for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) Acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, renewing, replacing, or leasing a convention facility.
(b) In conjunction with an activity listed in subdivision (a), repairing, furnishing, and equipping the convention facility.
(c) Refinancing an activity listed in subdivision (a) or (b).
(d) General fund expenditures.
(e) In the case of a local governmental unit that is a metropolitan authority, for any purpose authorized under the regional convention facility authority act, 2008 PA 554, MCL 141.1351 to 141.1379.
(3) A contract made by a local governmental unit for the purposes included in subsection (2)(a) or (b) concerning a convention facility funded by distributions pursuant to section 9 shall contain a fixed price or guaranteed maximum price for the total cost of activities conducted for these purposes pursuant to that contract.
(4) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, $9,000,000.00 is appropriated from the 21st century jobs trust fund described in section 2 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.252, and transferred to and deposited in the convention facility development fund for purposes authorized under subsection (2)(e).