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Newport staff urged support for state bill to let cities spend lodging tax on 'tourism‑impacted' services
Summary
City staff summarized a League of Oregon Cities bill scheduled for a May 8 House Revenue hearing that would add a "tourism‑impacted services" category to existing lodging‑tax rules, allowing restricted funds to be used for infrastructure such as water, streets and public safety.
City staff briefed the Newport City Council at a work session on a League of Oregon Cities–backed bill now scheduled for a May 8 House Revenue Committee hearing that would add a new category, "tourism‑impacted services," to the state lodging‑tax spending rules.
City staff said the bill would not change the existing 70%/30% split that governs lodging tax distribution but would create an additional definition inside the 70% portion. That new category would allow cities to use some restricted lodging‑tax…
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