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Tillamook County commissioners urge flexibility for transient lodging tax; ask for testimony on HB 3556
Summary
During the March 19 meeting commissioners discussed House Bill 3556, which would allow counties more flexibility in spending transient lodging tax revenue, and encouraged written testimony or in‑person testimony in Salem.
Members of the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners discussed House Bill 3556 on March 19, a proposal introduced by Representative Jevity and Senator Weber to change how counties may use transient lodging tax (TLT) revenue. The bill would reduce the mandated tourism share — currently 70% in some jurisdictions — to a 50/50 split between tourism promotion and discretionary county uses, giving counties broader authority to direct TLT funds to local needs.
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