Section 286.942 - DefinitionsAs used in this act:
(a) "Board" means the rural development fund board established in section 3.(b) "Commission" means the commission of agriculture and rural development.(c) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.(d) "Director" means the director of the department.(e) "Fund" means the rural development fund created in section 5.(f) "Land-based industries" means food and agriculture, forestry, mining, oil and gas production, and tourism.(g) "Local unit of government" means a county, city, township, village, school district, or any authority composed of counties, cities, townships, villages, or school districts, or any combination of these entities.(h) "Telecommunication facilities" means either or both of the following: (i) Telecommunication facilities as defined in section 2 of the metropolitan extension telecommunications rights-of-way oversight act, 2002 PA 48, MCL 484.3102.(ii) Facilities used by a video service provider as defined in section 1 of the uniform video services local franchise act, 2006 PA 480, MCL 484.3301.Added by 2012, Act 411,s 2, eff. 12/20/2012.