BILL REQ. #:  S-0340.1 

Read first time 01/16/13.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to allowing lodging taxes to be used to fund law enforcement officers; and amending RCW 67.28.1815.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 67.28.1815 and 2008 c 264 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     Except as provided in RCW 67.28.180, all revenue from taxes imposed under this chapter shall be credited to a special fund in the treasury of the municipality imposing such tax and used solely for:
     (1) The purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of tourism promotion, acquisition of tourism-related facilities, or operation of tourism-related facilities. Municipalities may, under chapter 39.34 RCW, agree to the utilization of revenue from taxes imposed under this chapter for the purposes of funding a multijurisdictional tourism-related facility; or
     (2) The purpose of funding additional law enforcement officers for the municipality, but may not be used to supplant existing funding for law enforcement officers.