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H.B. 40

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EXPENDITURES FOR TOURISM,

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RECREATION, CULTURAL, AND

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CONVENTION FACILITIES AND

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ACTIVITIES

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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Senate Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             9      Cosponsors:
             10      Sheryl L. Allen
             11      DeMar Bud Bowman
             12      David N. CoxJanice M. Fisher
Bradley T. Johnson
Steven R. Mascaro
Ross I. RomeroLaWanna Lou Shurtliff
Mark W. Walker
Peggy Wallace              13     
             14      LONG TITLE
             15      General Description:
             16          This bill modifies provisions related to revenue sources and expenditures for tourism,
             17      recreation, cultural, and convention facilities and activities.
             18      Highlighted Provisions:
             19          This bill:
             20          .    requires an audit of and report on the use of tourism, recreation, cultural, and
             21      convention facilities tax funds imposed by the legislative body of a county;
             22          .    provides that the report on the use of transient room tax funds and tourism,
             23      recreation, cultural, and convention facilities tax funds shall include a breakdown of
             24      expenditures of the tax funds into designated categories;
             25          .    provides that a copy of the report shall be forwarded to the Governor's Office of
             26      Economic Development, the county's tourism tax advisory board, and the Office of
             27      the Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and


             28          .    makes certain technical changes.
             29      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          17-31-5.5, as enacted by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1996
             36          59-12-603, as last amended by Chapters 105 and 269, Laws of Utah 2005
             37     
             38      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             39          Section 1. Section 17-31-5.5 is amended to read:
             40           17-31-5.5. Independent audit -- Report to county legislative body -- Content.
             41          (1) The legislative body of each county imposing the transient room tax provided for in
             42      Section 59-12-301 shall annually engage an independent auditor to perform an audit to verify
             43      that transient room tax funds are used only as authorized by this chapter and to report the
             44      findings of the audit to the county legislative body.
             45          (2) Subsection (1) applies to the tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities
             46      tax provided for in Section 59-12-603 , except that the audit verification required under this
             47      Subsection (2) shall be for the uses authorized under Section 59-12-603 .
             48          (3) The report required under Subsection (1) shall include a breakdown of expenditures
             49      into the following categories:
             50          (a) for the transient room tax, identification of expenditures for:
             51          (i) establishing and promoting:
             52          (A) recreation;
             53          (B) tourism;
             54          (C) film production; and
             55          (D) conventions;
             56          (ii) acquiring, leasing, constructing, furnishing, or operating:
             57          (A) convention meeting rooms;
             58          (B) exhibit halls;


             59          (C) visitor information centers;
             60          (D) museums; and
             61          (E) related facilities;
             62          (iii) acquiring or leasing land required for or related to the purposes listed in
             63      Subsection (3)(a)(ii);
             64          (iv) mitigation costs as identified in Subsection 17-31-2 (1)(d); and
             65          (v) making the annual payment of principal, interest, premiums, and necessary reserves
             66      for any or the aggregate of bonds issued to pay for costs referred to in Subsections
             67      17-31-2 (2)(c) and (3)(a); and
             68          (b) for the tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities tax, identification of
             69      expenditures for:
             70          (i) financing tourism promotion, which means an activity to develop, encourage,
             71      solicit, or market tourism that attracts transient guests to the county, including planning,
             72      product development, and advertising;
             73          (ii) the development, operation, and maintenance of the following facilities as defined
             74      in Section 59-12-602 :
             75          (A) tourist facilities;
             76          (B) recreation facilities;
             77          (C) cultural facilities; and
             78          (D) convention facilities; and
             79          (iii) a pledge as security for evidences of indebtedness under Subsection 59-12-603 (4).
             80          (4) A county legislative body shall provide a copy of a report it receives under this
             81      section to:
             82          (a) the Governor's Office of Economic Development;
             83          (b) its tourism tax advisory board; and
             84          (c) the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
             85          Section 2. Section 59-12-603 is amended to read:
             86           59-12-603. County tax -- Bases -- Rates -- Use of revenues -- Collection --
             87      Adoption of ordinance required -- Administration -- Distribution -- Enactment or repeal
             88      of tax or tax rate change -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             89          (1) (a) In addition to any other taxes, a county legislative body may, as provided in this


             90      part, impose a tax as follows:
             91          [(a) (i)] (i) (A) a county legislative body of any county may impose a tax of not to
             92      exceed 3% on all short-term leases and rentals of motor vehicles not exceeding 30 days, except
             93      for leases and rentals of motor vehicles made for the purpose of temporarily replacing a
             94      person's motor vehicle that is being repaired pursuant to a repair or an insurance agreement;
             95      and
             96          [(ii)] (B) beginning on or after January 1, 1999, a county legislative body of any county
             97      imposing a tax under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) may, in addition to imposing the tax under
             98      Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A), impose a tax of not to exceed 4% on all short-term leases and rentals
             99      of motor vehicles not exceeding 30 days, except for leases and rentals of motor vehicles made
             100      for the purpose of temporarily replacing a person's motor vehicle that is being repaired pursuant
             101      to a repair or an insurance agreement;
             102          [(b)] (ii) a county legislative body of any county may impose a tax of not to exceed 1%
             103      of all sales of prepared foods and beverages that are sold by restaurants; and
             104          [(c)] (iii) a county legislative body of any county may impose a tax of not to exceed
             105      .5% on charges for the accommodations and services described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i).
             106          (b) A tax imposed under Subsection (1)(a) is in addition to the transient room tax
             107      authorized under Part 3, Transient Room Tax, and is subject to the audit provisions of Section
             108      17-31-5.5 .
             109          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), revenue from the imposition of the taxes provided
             110      for in Subsections (1)(a)(i) through [(c)] (iii) may be used for the purposes of:
             111          (i) financing tourism promotion; and
             112          (ii) the development, operation, and maintenance of tourist, recreation, cultural, and
             113      convention facilities as defined in Section 59-12-602 .
             114          (b) A county of the first class shall expend at least $450,000 each year of the revenues
             115      from the imposition of a tax authorized by Subsection (1)[(c)](a)(iii) within the county to fund
             116      a marketing and ticketing system designed to:
             117          (i) promote tourism in ski areas within the county by persons that do not reside within
             118      the state; and
             119          (ii) combine the sale of:
             120          (A) ski lift tickets; and


             121          (B) accommodations and services described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i).
             122          (3) The tax imposed under Subsection (1)[(c)](a)(iii) shall be in addition to the tax
             123      imposed under Part 3, Transient Room Tax, and may be imposed only by a county of the first
             124      class.
             125          (4) A tax imposed under this part may be pledged as security for bonds, notes, or other
             126      evidences of indebtedness incurred by a county under Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government
             127      Bonding Act, to finance tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities.
             128          (5) (a) In order to impose the tax under Subsection (1), each county legislative body
             129      shall annually adopt an ordinance imposing the tax.
             130          (b) The ordinance under Subsection (5)(a) shall include provisions substantially the
             131      same as those contained in Part 1, Tax Collection, except that the tax shall be imposed only on
             132      those items and sales described in Subsection (1).
             133          (c) The name of the county as the taxing agency shall be substituted for that of the state
             134      where necessary, and an additional license is not required if one has been or is issued under
             135      Section 59-12-106 .
             136          (6) In order to maintain in effect its tax ordinance adopted under this part, each county
             137      legislative body shall, within 30 days of any amendment of any applicable provisions of Part 1,
             138      Tax Collection, adopt amendments to its tax ordinance to conform with the applicable
             139      amendments to Part 1, Tax Collection.
             140          (7) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(a)(ii), a tax authorized under this part
             141      shall be administered, collected, and enforced in accordance with:
             142          (A) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             143          (I) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             144          (II) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             145          (B) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies.
             146          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(a)(i), a tax under this part is not subject to:
             147          (A) Sections 59-12-107.1 through 59-12-107.3 ;
             148          (B) Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (9); or
             149          (C) Sections 59-12-207.1 through 59-12-207.4 .
             150          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(c):
             151          (i) for a tax under this part other than the tax under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the


             152      commission shall distribute the revenues to the county imposing the tax; and
             153          (ii) for a tax under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the commission shall distribute the revenues
             154      according to the distribution formula provided in Subsection (8).
             155          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(b), the commission shall deduct from the
             156      distributions under Subsection (7)(b) an administrative charge for collecting the tax as provided
             157      in Section 59-12-206 .
             158          (8) The commission shall distribute the revenues generated by the tax under Subsection
             159      (1)(a)[(ii)](i)(B) to each county collecting a tax under Subsection (1)(a)[(ii)](i)(B) according to
             160      the following formula:
             161          (a) the commission shall distribute 70% of the revenues based on the percentages
             162      generated by dividing the revenues collected by each county under Subsection (1)(a)[(ii)](i)(B)
             163      by the total revenues collected by all counties under Subsection (1)(a)[(ii)](i)(B); and
             164          (b) the commission shall distribute 30% of the revenues based on the percentages
             165      generated by dividing the population of each county collecting a tax under Subsection
             166      (1)(a)[(ii)](i)(B) by the total population of all counties collecting a tax under Subsection
             167      (1)(a)[(ii)](i)(B).
             168          (9) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (9):
             169          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a county under Title 17, Chapter 2,
             170      Annexation to County.
             171          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a county.
             172          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(c), if, on or after July 1, 2004, a county
             173      enacts or repeals a tax or changes the rate of a tax under this part, the enactment, repeal, or
             174      change shall take effect:
             175          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             176          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             177      the requirements of Subsection (9)(b)(ii) from the county.
             178          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (9)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             179          (A) that the county will enact or repeal a tax or change the rate of a tax under this part;
             180          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (9)(b)(ii)(A);
             181          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (9)(b)(ii)(A); and
             182          (D) if the county enacts the tax or changes the rate of the tax described in Subsection


             183      (9)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of the tax.
             184          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             185      (9)(c)(iii), the enactment of a tax or a tax rate increase shall take effect on the first day of the
             186      first billing period:
             187          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax or the tax rate
             188      increase; and
             189          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             190      enactment of the tax or the tax rate increase imposed under Subsection (1).
             191          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             192      (9)(c)(iii), the repeal of a tax or a tax rate decrease shall take effect on the first day of the last
             193      billing period:
             194          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax or the tax rate decrease;
             195      and
             196          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             197      of the tax or the tax rate decrease imposed under Subsection [(1)](9)(b)(i).
             198          (iii) Subsections (9)(c)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             199          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             200          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i); or
             201          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             202          (d) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(e), if, for an annexation that occurs on or
             203      after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment, repeal, or change in the rate of a
             204      tax under this part for an annexing area, the enactment, repeal, or change shall take effect:
             205          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             206          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             207      the requirements of Subsection (9)(d)(ii) from the county that annexes the annexing area.
             208          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (9)(d)(i)(B) shall state:
             209          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (9)(d)(i) will result in an enactment,
             210      repeal, or change in the rate of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             211          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (9)(d)(ii)(A);
             212          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (9)(d)(ii)(A); and
             213          (D) if the county enacts the tax or changes the rate of the tax described in Subsection


             214      (9)(d)(ii)(A), the rate of the tax.
             215          (e) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(d)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             216      (9)(e)(iii), the enactment of a tax or a tax rate increase shall take effect on the first day of the
             217      first billing period:
             218          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax or the tax rate
             219      increase; and
             220          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             221      enactment of the tax or the tax rate increase imposed under Subsection (1).
             222          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(d)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             223      (9)(e)(iii), the repeal of a tax or a tax rate decrease shall take effect on the first day of the last
             224      billing period:
             225          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax or the tax rate decrease;
             226      and
             227          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             228      of the tax or the tax rate decrease imposed under Subsection [(1)] (9)(b)(i).
             229          (iii) Subsections (9)(e)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             230          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             231          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i); or
             232          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).




Legislative Review Note
    as of 11-10-05 9:57 AM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


Interim Committee Note
    as of 12-22-05 9:34 AM


The Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Interim Committee
recommended this bill.

Legislative Committee Note


    as of 12-22-05 9:34 AM


The Tourism Task Force recommended this bill.


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