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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * WEST OFFICE BUILDING, SUITE W115

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035         January 31, 2007

Mr. President:

    The Revenue and Taxation Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 64, TOURISM, RECREATION, CULTURAL, AND CONVENTION FACILITIES TAX - IMPOSITION, DISTRIBUTION, AND EXPENDITURE OF REVENUES, by Senator M. Waddoups, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 20 through 23 :    

             20          .    requires a county legislative body

  of a county of the first class       that imposes a tax on prepared foods and

             21      beverages to distribute each calendar year at least $250,000 of the revenues from the
             22      imposition of that tax within the county to a nonprofit organization having as its
             23      primary purpose to represent the restaurant industry on a statewide basis;

2.    Page 2, Lines 29 through 31 :    

             29          .    requires
  certain       revenues collected from a tax on prepared foods and beverages imposed by

             30      a county of the first class to be distributed to that county on the basis of the location
             31      of the transaction and population;

3.    Page 6, Lines 173 through 174 :    

             173          (iii) a county legislative body of
{   any   }        a       county        of the first class       may impose a tax of not to exceed .5% on

             174      charges for the accommodations and services described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i).


4.    Page 7, Lines 184 through 187 :    

             184          (b) (i) A county legislative body
  of a county of the first class       that imposes a tax authorized by Subsection (1)(a)(ii)

             185      shall distribute each calendar year, beginning with the calendar year beginning on January 1,
             186      2008, at least $250,000 of the revenues from the imposition of the tax authorized by Subsection
             187      (1)(a)(ii) within the county to an organization:

        Respectfully,

        Wayne L. Niederhauser
        Committee Chair

Voting: 5-3-0
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