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Board debates state House Bill 456 changes to TRT and a proposal to redirect travel funds to EMS
Summary
Commissioners and board members discussed proposed House Bill 456, which would raise the transient room tax and alter how small counties' TRT money can be used, and debated a separate, nonbinding proposal to advise reallocating travel-tax mitigation funds (up to $100,000) to support EMS stipends.
A principal topic at the Feb. 11 meeting was a briefing on proposed state legislation (House Bill 456) that would change how transient room tax (TRT) revenue is allocated in smaller counties and an ensuing local discussion about EMS funding needs.
A commissioner summarized HB 456, saying it contains two main elements: an increase in the TRT rate by roughly 1 percentage point and a reallocation of newly raised funds so that, for counties with annual TRT receipts under $2 million, the statutory marketing/mitigation split would be removed. Under the proposal, roughly a quarter of the new increment would go to a mitigation-grant…
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