Bill Text: MI HB5568 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Liquor; licenses; issuance of a national sporting event license; expand to include United States Golf Association Amateur Championship. Amends sec. 517a of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1517a).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-02 - Re-referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform [HB5568 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB5568-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5568

April 19, 2016, Introduced by Rep. McCready 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 517a (MCL 436.1517a), as added by 2004 PA 170.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 517a. (1) The commission may issue national sporting

 

event licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption on

 

the premises concerning a national sporting event, if the

 

commission finds all of the following circumstances are found by

 

the commission to exist:

 

     (a) The local governmental unit in which the national sporting

 

event is to be conducted is the host governmental unit for that the

 

national sporting event.

 

     (b) The premises to be licensed are located in a theme area or

theme areas designated by the governing body of the host

 

governmental unit in connection with the national sporting event or

 

are operated in conjunction with that the national sporting event.

 

     (c) The commission determines that the national sporting event

 

will attract a substantial number of tourists from outside this

 

state.

 

     (d) The national sporting event is conducted under the

 

auspices of a national sanctioning body.

 

     (e) The applicant is any of the following:

 

     (i) A Michigan licensee for the sale of alcoholic liquor for

 

consumption on the premises.

 

     (ii) The promoter of the national sporting event or an

 

affiliate of the promoter.

 

     (iii) A person who has entered into a written concession or

 

catering agreement with the promoter of the national sporting event

 

or its affiliate, which agreement has been approved by the

 

commission.

 

     (iv) An organization qualified for licensure as a special

 

licensee under section 111(10) 111(11) and the rules of the

 

commission.

 

     (2) Licenses A license issued under this section shall must be

 

for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days and are is not

 

transferable as to ownership or location. The license shall must be

 

for specific designated time periods that include the national

 

sporting event and activities associated with the national sporting

 

event.

 

     (3) Not more than 40 licenses shall may be issued under this

section for use at the same time in a theme area or theme areas.

 

     (4) The governing body of a host governmental unit described

 

in subsection (1) shall supply to the commission for the

 

commission's review a list containing the names of applicants and

 

the locations of the premises to be licensed under this section.

 

The governing body of the host governmental unit shall recommend

 

the number of licenses to be issued pursuant to under this section

 

in the theme area or theme areas. The commission shall not issue

 

any licenses pursuant to a license under this section that are is

 

not recommended by the governing body of the host governmental

 

unit.

 

     (5) The governing body of the host governmental unit shall

 

provide, in conjunction with the list described in subsection (4),

 

written certification to the commission that all premises to be

 

licensed under this section comply with applicable state and local

 

building, safety, and health laws, rules, and regulations.

 

     (6) A license issued pursuant to under this section is not

 

subject to section 503.

 

     (7) An applicant for a license under this section shall pay to

 

the commission a license fee of $1,000.00 at the time of

 

application.

 

     (8) As used in this section, "national sporting event" means a

 

sports related event considered of national prominence and includes

 

only the following:

 

     (a) The major league baseball all-star game Major League

 

Baseball All-Star Game during calendar year 2005.

 

     (b) The national football league super bowl National Football

League Super Bowl during calendar year 2006.

 

     (c) The professional golfers association championship

 

Professional Golfers' Association Championship during calendar year

 

2008.

 

     (d) The national college athletic association final four

 

National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four games during

 

calendar year 2009.

 

     (e) The United States Golf Association Amateur Championship

 

during calendar year 2016.