Text: SF00239 Text: SF00241 Text: SF00200 - SF00299 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15.115 PROMOTE IOWA FUND. 1 2 A promote Iowa fund is created in the state treasury under 1 3 the control of the department consisting of moneys 1 4 appropriated to the department and deposited in the fund 1 5 pursuant to section 422.105. Moneys in the fund are not 1 6 subject to section 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, 1 7 interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited 1 8 to the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used for marketing, 1 9 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes 1 10 related to the Iowa tourism office of the department. 1 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 422.105 PROMOTE IOWA FUND 1 12 APPROPRIATION. 1 13 1. The department of revenue and finance, in cooperation 1 14 with the department of economic development, shall determine a 1 15 tourism percentage that is the percentage of the total amount 1 16 of sales and use tax revenues that can be attributed to the 1 17 tourism industry in the state. The percentage may be 1 18 periodically reviewed and revised. 1 19 2. On August 1 of each fiscal year, the department of 1 20 revenue and finance shall calculate, based on the tourism 1 21 percentage identified in subsection 1, the dollar amount of 1 22 the total sales and use tax revenues collected during the 1 23 previous fiscal year attributed to the tourism industry and 1 24 determine whether there was an increase of more than two 1 25 percent in tourism-related sales and use tax revenues from the 1 26 fiscal year preceding the previous fiscal year. There is 1 27 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 1 28 department of economic development on August 1 of each fiscal 1 29 year two million dollars or an amount equal to any increase 1 30 above two percent, whichever is greater. Moneys appropriated 1 31 to the department pursuant to this subsection shall be 1 32 deposited in the promote Iowa fund established in section 1 33 15.115. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 This bill annually appropriates a portion of increases in 2 1 tourism-related sales and use tax revenues for purposes of a 2 2 promote Iowa fund. 2 3 The bill creates a promote Iowa fund in the state treasury 2 4 and under the control of the department of economic 2 5 development. The bill provides that moneys in the fund shall 2 6 be used for marketing, salaries, support, maintenance, and 2 7 miscellaneous purposes related to the Iowa tourism office of 2 8 the department. 2 9 The bill provides that the department of revenue and 2 10 finance, in cooperation with the department of economic 2 11 development, shall determine a tourism percentage which is the 2 12 percentage of the total amount of sales and use tax revenues 2 13 that can be attributed to the tourism industry in the state. 2 14 The bill provides that on August 1 of each fiscal year, the 2 15 department of revenue and finance shall calculate, based on 2 16 the tourism percentage identified, the dollar amount of the 2 17 total sales and use tax revenues collected during the previous 2 18 fiscal year attributed to the tourism industry and determine 2 19 whether there was an increase of more than 2 percent in 2 20 tourism-related sales and use tax revenues from the fiscal 2 21 year preceding the previous fiscal year. The bill provides 2 22 that the greater of $2 million or any increase above 2 percent 2 23 shall be appropriated from the general fund of the state to 2 24 the department of economic development for deposit in the 2 25 promote Iowa fund. 2 26 LSB 1158SS 80 2 27 tm/sh/8.2
Text: SF00239 Text: SF00241 Text: SF00200 - SF00299 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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