Bill Summary for S 283 (2017-2018)

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Mar 15 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 283 (Local) Filed Wednesday, March 15, 2017
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE USE OF OCCUPANCY TAX PROCEEDS FOR THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS.
Intro. by Brown.

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Section 1 Amends SL 2009­429 to direct the Jacksonville Tourism Development Authority (Authority) to use at least two­thirds of the funds remitted to it under the occupancy tax for tourism­related expenditures, and to use the remainder to promote travel and tourism in Jacksonville. Effective July 1, 2017, and expires July 1, 2027.

Section 2 Amends SL 2009­429, as amended by Section 1, to direct the Authority to use at least two­thirds of the funds remitted to it under the occupancy tax to promote travel and tourism, and to use the remainder for tourism­related expenditures in Jacksonville. Effective July 1, 2027.