HB-5854, As Passed House, March 12, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5854

     A bill to amend 1964 PA 286, entitled

"An act to provide for the organization, powers, and duties of the

state transportation commission and the state transportation

department; to provide for the appointment, powers, and duties of

the state transportation director; to abolish the office of state

highway commissioner and the commissioner's advisory board and to

transfer their powers and duties; to provide for penalties and

remedies; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"

(MCL 247.801 to 247.816) by adding section 6b.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 6b. (1) The director or the commission may authorize a

person engaged in the production of a film in this state to use

without charge property owned by or under the control of the

commission for the purpose of producing a film under terms and

conditions established by the director or commission. The economic

and other benefits to this state of film production located in this

state shall be deemed to be the value received by this state in

exchange for the use of property under this section.

     (2) The director or the commission shall not authorize the use

of property owned by or under the control of the commission for the

production of a film that includes obscene matter or an obscene

performance or for a production for which records are required to

be maintained with respect to any performer under 18 USC 2557.

     (3) The department and the commission shall cooperate with the

Michigan film office in providing the office with information about

potential film locations owned by or under the control of the

commission and the use of property owned by or under the control of

the commission.

     (4) As used in this section:

     (a) "Film" means single media or multimedia entertainment

content for distribution or exhibition to the general public by any

means and media in any digital media format, film, or videotape,

including, but not limited to, a motion picture, a documentary, a

television series, a television miniseries, a television special,

interstitial television programming, long-form television,

interactive television, music videos, interactive games, video

games, commercials, internet programming, an internet video, a

sound recording, a video, digital animation, or an interactive

website.

     (b) "Michigan film office" means the office created under

chapter 2A of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL

125.2029 to 125.2029g.

     (c) "Obscene matter or an obscene performance" means matter

described in 1984 PA 343, MCL 752.361 to 752.374.