September 8, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Pscholka, Tyler and Nesbitt and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"
by amending section 513 (MCL 436.1513), as amended by 2009 PA 48.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 513. (1) The commission may issue to the governing board
of a college or university, without regard to the quota provisions
of section 531, a license to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption
on the premises of a conference center operated by the governing
board. Licenses granted under this subsection may be used only for
the sale of alcoholic liquor at regularly scheduled conference
center activities. The sale of alcoholic liquor to unscheduled
patrons or at unscheduled events is prohibited under this
subsection.
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 531, the commission
may issue a license to a private entity for the sale of alcoholic
liquor for consumption on the premises of a hotel located on land
owned by central Michigan university if both of the following
circumstances exist:
(a) The land is leased or subleased at fair market value to a
private entity that owns, leases, or subleases the hotel building
and its fixtures.
(b) The hotel and land are located within an industrial,
research, or commercial development park established by the
governing board of central Michigan university.
(3) Subject to the provisions of section 531, the commission
may issue a license to a private entity for the sale of alcoholic
liquor for consumption on the licensed premises of a restaurant
located on land owned by Wayne state university if both of the
following circumstances exist:
(a) The land is leased or subleased at fair market value to a
private entity that owns, leases, or subleases the licensed
premises for the operation of a restaurant.
(b) The restaurant is located within an area designated for
industrial, research, or commercial development by the governing
board of Wayne state university.
(4) The commission shall issue a license to a private entity
for the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises of
an outdoor stadium located on land owned by Lake Michigan college
and leased to a private entity. The prohibition in section 531(7)
on licenses at outdoor stadiums does not apply to a license issued
under this subsection.
(5) (4)
Licenses issued pursuant to under this
section are
nontransferable, and the licensee shall pay the fee required under
section 525.
(6) (5)
As used in this section:
(a) "College" or "university" means a 2-year or 4-year state
supported institution of higher education.
(b) "Conference center" means a building or portion of a
building, other than a student residence hall or student center,
which has meeting rooms, banquet areas, social halls, overnight
accommodations, and related facilities for special activities
scheduled by the college or university, which in the judgment of
the commission, has been regularly used for conferences and lodging
of guests. The convocation center and the corporate education
center at eastern Michigan university, the Kirkhof and Eberhard
centers at Grand Valley state university, the Bernhard center at
western Michigan university, the Wadsworth center at Michigan
technological university, the West complex at Saginaw Valley state
university, the conference center at Big Rapids, the applied
technology center at Grand Rapids and the FSU-GR conference center
of Ferris state university, Grand Rapids junior college, the
Waterman campus center at Schoolcraft college, the Mendel center
and all other buildings, including up to 100 yards on the land
immediately
outside each building, at Lake Michigan
community
college, the McGregor memorial conference center at Wayne state
university, the Michigan state university management educational
center, the Superior dome at northern Michigan university, the
Walker Cisler center at Lake Superior state university, the Marie
Prahl college center at Mott community college, the John T. Parsons
and Frank L. Stulen Michigan technical education center, the Gerald
and Frances Oleson center, the Dennos museum center, and the Great
Lakes campus at northwestern Michigan college, the farmhouse at
Delta college, the Oakland community college culinary studies
institute, and the performing arts and cultural center complex at
Macomb community college are considered conference centers for the
purposes of this act.