Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion.

Summary

The bill lets the Washington tourism marketing authority collect an annual fee from qualifying tourism‑related businesses after those businesses approve the fee in a weighted‑vote referendum. The money goes into a separate account that can only be used for marketing Washington as a travel destination and for the program’s admin costs. It aims to give the tourism sector a stable, industry‑driven source of promotion funding without using state tax dollars.

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