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Lawmakers debate redirecting lodging-tax revenue to local roads and infrastructure
Summary
A sponsor proposed reallocating part of the state lodging facility tax to county and municipal infrastructure; the House Taxation Committee rejected the plan after business and tourism groups warned of damage to local tourism marketing and visitor services.
A proposal to divert sizable portions of state lodging tax collections to county and municipal roads and infrastructure failed in the House Taxation Committee after witnesses warned it would cripple statewide tourism promotion and local visitor bureaus.
Representative Scott Rosenzweig, sponsor of House Bill 914, said the growth in lodging revenues has outpaced other government revenue streams and that some of those dollars should ease infrastructure costs borne by counties and towns. “Counties and towns have been asking for help for a long…
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