Senate File 2061 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY WARD, JOHNSON, DANIELSON, and DOTZLER (COMPANION TO HF 698 BY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to tourism marketing by the department of 2 economic development and making appropriations. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5959XS 81 5 tm/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99F.11, subsection 3, Code 2005, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. dd. One=half of one percent of the 1 4 adjusted gross receipts shall be distributed and is 1 5 appropriated to the department of economic development for 1 6 purposes of tourism marketing activities, including regional 1 7 tourism marketing, conducted by the department's office of 1 8 tourism. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 This bill relates to tourism marketing by the department of 1 11 economic development and makes appropriations. 1 12 The bill distributes one=half of 1 percent of the revenue 1 13 generated from taxes imposed on the adjusted gross receipts 1 14 received each fiscal year from gambling to the department of 1 15 economic development and appropriates the moneys for purposes 1 16 of tourism marketing activities, including regional tourism 1 17 marketing, conducted by the department's office of tourism. 1 18 LSB 5959XS 81 1 19 tm:rj/je/5