H 4186 General Bill, By Bannister, Dillard and Allen
Similar (S 0952)
Summary: Tourism Development Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ACT", BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-525 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODIES OF COUNTIES IN WHICH AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS LOCATED AND WHICH COLLECT ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ACCOMMODATIONS TAX REVENUE, BY A POSITIVE MAJORITY VOTE, MAY IMPOSE BY ORDINANCE AN ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS MARKETING FEE NOT TO EXCEED TWO PERCENT IN ONE PERCENT INCREMENTS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THOSE COUNTIES, TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF STATE AND LOCAL SALES AND USE TAXES AND ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE REVENUE MUST BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR TOURISM MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTED AT NON-SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS.
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05/05/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
05/05/11	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 6)
05/12/11	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Corbin
05/17/11	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Stringer, Bedingfield
05/24/11	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Henderson, Willis
05/25/11	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: G.R.Smith
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