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HI HR10
Resolution
Status
1/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Calvin Say
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AI Summary
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Urges the Governor to preserve the counties' share of the transient accommodations tax (TAT) established by Act 185, Session Laws of Hawaii 1990.
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Counties currently receive 44.8% of total TAT collected, distributed as: Kauai 14.5%, Hawaii County 18.6%, City and County of Honolulu 44.1%, and Maui County 22.8%.
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TAT revenue represents a significant portion of county general fund budgets: Kauai 7.8%, Hawaii County 5.5%, Maui 3.9%, and Honolulu 3.2%.
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Maintaining the current TAT allocation enables counties to provide essential government services and maintain stable finances without significantly raising property taxes.
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Directs transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Governor, Hawaii State Association of Counties, and all county mayors.
Legislative Description
Preserve the Counties' Share of TAT
Last Action
(H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Cabanilla, Carroll, Ching, C. Lee, Mizuno, Morita, M. Oshiro, Saiki, Souki, Takumi, Thielen excused.
3/3/2011