HB 2288 - DIGEST

Finds that community stadiums provide a venue for wholesome, affordable, family-oriented activities, including minor league baseball.

Declares an intent to provide local governments with assistance to ensure that these important venues remain available to Washington citizens.

Authorizes the legislative authority of a city or town in which a minor league baseball team plays in a community stadium to impose a tax of up to one cent on twenty cents or fraction thereof to be paid by the person who pays an admission charge to the events in the minor league baseball stadium. The tax authorized in this act may also be imposed on any parking charges or fees imposed in parking facilities associated with the community stadium.

Requires the revenue generated by the tax imposed in this act to be used solely for the purpose of paying for the operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, financing, equipping, and reequipping of a community stadium and associated parking facilities. The tax authorized in this act is in addition to any other taxes on admission levied by the city.