WSR 05-23-017

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE


[ Filed November 4, 2005, 2:56 p.m. ]


NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION

     WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL



     The Washington Attorney General issues formal published opinions in response to requests by the heads of state agencies, state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys. When it appears that individuals outside the Attorney General's Office have information or expertise that will assist in the preparation of a particular opinion, a summary of that opinion request will be published in the state register. If you are interested in commenting on a request listed in this volume of the register, you should notify the Attorney General's Office of your interest by December 14, 2005. This is not the due date by which comments must be received. However, if you do not notify the Attorney General's Office of your interest in commenting on an opinion request by this date, the opinion may be issued before your comments have been received. You may notify the Attorney General's Office of your intention to comment by calling (360) 664-3027, or by writing to the Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100. When you notify the office of your intention to comment, you will be provided with a copy of the opinion request in which you are interested; information about the Attorney General's Opinion process; information on how to submit your comments; and a due date by which your comments must be received to ensure that they are fully considered.

     The Attorney General's Office seeks public input on the following opinion request(s).


05-10-05 Request by Karen Fraser
State Senator, 22nd District

     1. Must a municipality have an ownership interest in a tourism-related facility in order to allocate lodging tax revenues received under RCW 67.28.180 and .181 for the operation of that tourism-related facility?

     2. May a municipality spend lodging tax revenues on operating expenses of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists which are operated by non-municipal entities?

     3. May a municipality enter into contracts with tourism promotion agencies that provide advance payment of hotel-motel tax revenues for tourist promotion?