AMENDMENT FOR HOUSE TAXATION COMMITTEE ENGROSSED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1157 be amended as follows:
On page
3,
line 1 of the House Taxation Committee engrossed bill,
after "
to
"
insert "
each
municipality with a population of ten thousand or more and
".
On page
3
,
line 5,
after "
region
"
insert "
less thirty percent of the total tax revenue generated
pursuant to section 3 of this Act by restaurants within a municipality with a population of ten
thousand or more. The department shall disburse the amount of such money withheld from each
region to each municipality that generated such tax revenue
".
On page
3
,
delete line
6
, and insert "
ensure that all disbursements are used exclusively for tourism
marketing. If any region or municipality reduces its other sources of funding for tourism marketing,
such region or municipality may not receive any further disbursements from the Department of
Tourism until the funding from the other sources is restored.
".