February 28, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Hildenbrand, Meisner, Huizenga, Hammon, Johnson, Kathleen Law, Miller, Byrnes, Leland, Condino, Griffin, Robert Jones, Corriveau, Polidori, Gonzales, Espinoza, Brown, Simpson, Donigan, Gillard, Amos, Valentine, Spade, Meadows, Hammel, Casperson, McDowell, Dean, Rick Jones, Bauer, Bieda, Byrum, Ebli, Angerer, Proos, Nofs, Accavitti, Palsrok, Clemente, Hansen, Jackson, Lemmons, Vagnozzi, Lindberg, Clack, Constan, Knollenberg and Young and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A bill to amend 1967 PA 150, entitled
"Michigan military act,"
(MCL 32.501 to 32.851) by adding section 337.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 337. (1) The adjutant general may authorize a person
engaged in the production of a film in this state to use without
charge property owned or under the control of the department of
military and veterans affairs for the purpose of producing a film
under terms and conditions established by the adjutant general. The
economic and other benefits to this state of film production
located in this state shall be deemed to be the value received by
the department of military and veterans affairs in exchange for the
use of property under this section.
(2) The adjutant general shall not authorize the use of
property owned or under the control of the department of military
and veterans affairs 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 of military and veterans affairs shall
cooperate with the Michigan film office in providing the office
with information about potential film locations owned or under the
control of the department of military and veterans affairs and the
use of property owned or under the control of the department of
military and veterans affairs.
(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.
(c) "Obscene matter or an obscene performance" means matter
described in 1984 PA 343, MCL 752.361 to 752.374.