Bill Title: Creates the Tourism Preservation and Sustainability District Act. Provides that hotel owners can petition a governmental unit (a municipality, county, or township) to create a tourism preservation and sustainability district if the hotel owners believe their businesses would represent more than 50% of transaction charges collected inside the district. Requires the owners to create a district plan. Provides for the governmental unit to pass a resolution of intent to create the district within 60 days after the filing of the petition if the governmental unit wants to proceed with the district. Provides that, in certain circumstances, a governmental unit must enter into an intergovernmental agreement with another governmental unit if territory of the other governmental unit is included within the territory of the district. Requires a public hearing with the opportunity for hotel owners to object to the formation. Provides that, if not enough objections are received by the governmental unit's clerk, then the governing body of the governmental unit may form the district. Provides that transaction charges (charged either on a fixed dollar or percentage rate per hotel room per night) collected by a governmental unit shall be transferred to the local tourism and convention bureau included in formation ordinance which shall use the moneys for improvements and services within the district. Includes requirements for annual reports; modification; renewal, and termination of the district; and contesting the formation of the district or transaction charges in court. Contains other provisions relating to the operation of the district. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2023-01-10 - Passed Both Houses [HB0268 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2023-01-10	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2021-04-15	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2021-01-25	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2023-01-05	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2021-04-13	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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