{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-124.715","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.715","heading":"Definitions; MCL 124.717 to 124.729.","body":"Sec. 65.\n\nAs used in sections 67 through 79:\n\n\"Articles\" means a metropolitan arts council's articles of incorporation provided for in section 69.\n\n\"Council\" means a metropolitan arts council established under section 67.\n\n\"Council area\" means the actual territory of a metropolitan arts council.\n\n\"Facilities and programs\" means structures, fixtures, and activities provided by a tax exempt entity that has been in existence for at least 18 consecutive months before becoming eligible for funding under sections 67 through 79. Facilities and programs may include a public broadcast station as defined by section 397 of subpart E of part IV of title III of the communications act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 397, whether or not the public broadcast station is affiliated with an institution of higher education; a museum or historical center; a performing arts center; an orchestra; chorus; chorale; opera theater; and a ballet, dance, or theater company. Facilities and programs do not include professional sports arenas or stadiums, labor organizations, political organizations, libraries, or public, private, or charter schools.\n\n\"Metropolitan district\" means either of the following:\n\nA county with not less than 2 state public universities.\n\nA county with a population of not more than 100,000 individuals and a boundary contiguous to a county with not less than 2 state public universities.\n\n\"Tax exempt entity\" means any of the following:\n\nAn organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986.\n\nAn entity or division owned by an organization described in subparagraph ( i ).\n\nAn entity owned by a township, city, village, community college, state university, or any other public body that is not a public school, charter school, or public school academy.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 124","Act Act-292-of-1989"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-124-715","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"607a8ab5b7d9a817eddc9ac93d0026cbea8c0179a680ee94417976b39246d904","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-124.713","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-124.717"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}