House File 235HOUSE FILE BY DANDEKAR, THOMAS, HOFFMAN, MAY, LUKAN, and KRESSIG Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to moneys appropriated to the department of 2 economic development for regional tourism marketing purposes. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1961YH 82 5 tm/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99F.11, subsection 3, paragraph e, 1 2 subparagraph (2), as enacted by 2006 Iowa Acts, chapter 1151, 1 3 section 6, is amended to read as follows: 1 4 (2) One=half of the moneys remaining after the 1 5 appropriation in subparagraph (1) is appropriated to the 1 6 community development division of the department of economic 1 7 development for the purposes of regional tourism marketing. 1 8 The moneys appropriated in this subparagraph shall be 1 9 disbursed to the department in quarterly allotments. However, 1 10 none of the moneys appropriated under this subparagraph shall 1 11 be used for administrative purposes. 1 12 EXPLANATION 1 13 This bill relates to moneys appropriated to the department 1 14 of economic development for regional tourism marketing 1 15 purposes. 1 16 In 2006, Code section 99F.11, subsection 3, concerning the 1 17 distribution of gambling tax revenues from gambling games at 1 18 excursion gambling boats and racetracks, was amended effective 1 19 July 1, 2007. The Act provided that eight=tenths of 1 percent 1 20 of the tax revenues are deposited in the county endowment fund 1 21 and the remaining amount of the 1 percent amount, less 1 22 $520,000, is split evenly, with half appropriated to the 1 23 community development division of the department of economic 1 24 development for regional tourism marketing, and half 1 25 appropriated to the state general fund. 1 26 The bill provides that the appropriations to the department 1 27 of economic development are to be disbursed to the department 1 28 in quarterly allotments. 1 29 LSB 1961YH 82 1 30 tm:rj/es/88