Use Of Local Lodging Tax Revenue

The act expands the allowable uses of the revenue from a local marketing district's marketing and promotion tax and a county's lodging tax to include:

• Housing and childcare for the tourism-related workforce, including seasonal workers, and for other workers in the community;
• Facilitating and enhancing visitor experiences; and
• Capital expenditures related to these new purposes.

A local marketing district or county must obtain voter approval to use the tax revenue for the new allowable uses.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)