Important Dates

Calendar of Statutory Requirements

Date	Requirements
March 1	Annual Report Filed. “The authority shall file an annual report of its activities for the preceding year with the governor and the members of the legislative committees dealing with energy, technology, and telecommunications issues on or before March 1 of each year.” (MCL 484.3103) METRO
Before April 29	LCSA shall determine for each provider the amount of maintenance fees. “The authority shall determine for each provider the amount of fees required under this section. April 1 to March 31 shall be the annual period covered by each assessment and April 29 the date due for payment. The authority shall prescribe the schedule for the allocation and disbursement of the fees under this act . . . The authority may authorize the department of treasury to collect and make the allocations and disbursements of fees required under this act.” (MCL 484.3108(2)) METRO
April 29	Due date for annual maintenance fee, year begins April 1 and ends March 31; the annual fee is disbursed to the municipality. (MCL 484.31085(2)) METRO
April 30	Municipalities file an annual report regarding fee sharing. “A municipality receiving funds under sections 11 and 12 with a population of less than 10,000 may file and a municipality receiving funds under sections 11 and 12 with a population of 10,000 or more shall file an annual report with the authority on the use and disposition of the funds. The authority shall prescribe the form of the report to be filed under this subsection, which report shall be in a simplified format.” (MCL 484.3110(5)) METRO
May 31	Distribution of annual maintenance fees to municipalities. “The authority shall disburse the annual maintenance fee to each municipality as provided under sections 10, 11, and 12 on or before the last day of the month following the month of receipt of the fees by the authority.” (MCL 484.3108(2)) “Except as reduced by the amount provided for under subsection (2), the authority shall allocate the annual maintenance fees collected under this act to fund the fee-sharing mechanism under section 11.” (MCL 484.3110(1)) “The authority shall allocate the funding provided for fee sharing under section 10(1) as follows: 75% to be disbursed to cities and villages in a metropolitan area on the basis of the distribution to each city or village under section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, for the most recent year as a proportion of the total distribution to all cities and villages located in metropolitan areas under section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, for the most recent year.” (MCL 484.3111(1)(a)) “To the extent that fees exceed $30,000,000.00 in any year and are from fees for linear feet of rights-of-way in which telecommunication facilities are constructed by a provider after the effective date of this act, the authority shall allocate that amount to fund the fee-sharing mechanism under section 12.” (MCL 484.3110(2)) “The authority shall allocate the funding provided for fee sharing under section 10(2) as follows: The amount available under this section multiplied by the percentage of weighted linear feet attributable to cities and villages, as compared to the total weighted linear feet attributable to cities, villages, and townships, shall be disbursed to cities and villages in a metropolitan area on the basis of the distribution to each city or village under section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, for the most recent year as a proportion of the total distribution to all cities and villages located in metropolitan areas under section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, for the most recent year.” (MCL 484.3112(1)(a)) METRO
February 20, 2018+	The LCSA shall distribute the local community stabilization share revenue. The authority shall make “payments required by subsection (4) not later than . . . for county extra-voted millage, township millage, and other millages levied 100% in December of a year, February 20 of the following year.” (MCL 123.1357(5)(b)) LCSA
September 20, 2018+	The LCSA shall distribute the local community stabilization share revenue. The authority shall make “payments required by subsection (4) not later than . . . for county allocated millage, November 20, 2017 then every September 20 of the year the millage is levied.” (MCL 123.1357(5)(a)) LCSA
October 20, 2018+	The LCSA shall distribute the local community stabilization share revenue. The authority shall make “payments required by subsection (4) not later than on . . . For other millages, November 20, 2017 then every October 20 of the year the millage is levied.” (MCL 123.1357(5)(c)) LCSA

Annually	Annual Audit. The council shall obtain an annual audit of the authority by an independent certified public accountant and report on the audit and auditing procedures in the manner provided by sections 6 to 13 of the uniform budgeting and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.426 to 141.433. The audit also shall be in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.