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Citrus County tourism leaders warn House bills could redirect visitor-tax revenue
Summary
Tourism officials at the Citrus County Tourist Development Council meeting urged members to watch two state House bills that would force a large share of bed-tax revenue into property-tax relief, dissolve local tourism councils and require periodic referenda; the council discussed outreach and messaging steps.
Citrus County Tourist Development Council members heard a warning Thursday that two pending Florida House bills could sharply limit how local bed taxes are used and could require new referenda on the tax.
Tourism staff summarized language in House Bill 733 and a second bill identified at the meeting as House Bill 1221 and described what the bills would do if enacted: require 75% of tourism development tax (TDT) revenue to be used as property-tax relief, eliminate TDT funding for tourism marketing and facilities, dissolve local tourism development councils and mandate a public…
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