SB-1178, As Passed House, March 18, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1178

     A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled

"The management and budget act,"

(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 125.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 125. (1) The director 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 department for the

purpose of producing a film under terms and conditions established

by the director. The economic and other benefits to this state of

film production located in this state shall be considered to be the

value received by this state in exchange for the use of property

under this section.

     (2) The director shall not authorize the use of property owned

by or under the control of the department 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 2257.

     (3) The department 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 department and

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

department.

     (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 video tape,

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.