5301-S AMH SPAN APPL2

SSB 5301 - H AMD 577 ADOPTED 4-18-91

By Representatives Spanel and R. Johnson

     On page 1, line 7, after "city" insert "on a San Juan Island or"

SSB 5301 - H AMD

By Representative Spanel

     On page 3, line 29, after "purposes." insert "In addition, any city with a population of not less than one thousand on one of the San Juan islands or the county within which such a city is located may use the proceeds of such taxes for the acquisition, construction, or operation of publicly owned facilities that are used (a) for county fairs occurring no more than once a year and not extending over a period of more than seven days, or (b) to mitigate the impacts of tourism."

EFFECT:  Authorizes any city on a San Juan Island with a population greater than 1,000 and San Juan county to levy an additional 3.0% hotel/motel tax. Authorizes use of hotel/motel tax revenues in such jurisdictions for public facilities used in county fairs or public facilities to mitigate the impacts of tourism.