tourism improvement areas; municipalities; counties

Summary

The bill allows a city, town, or county to form a tourism improvement area and levy a lodging business assessment on hotels and similar properties within that area. The assessment, limited to $5 per room per night or 5% of room revenue, must be used for advertising, promotion, and business recruitment that benefits the lodging sector. Only lodging owners who sign the required petition are subject to the assessment.

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