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HI HB1554

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2016

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Souki

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allocates $82,000,000 to the tourism special fund with annual inflation adjustments based on the Honolulu consumer price index beginning July 1, 2016

  • Maintains existing allocations of $26,500,000 to convention center enterprise special fund, $3,000,000 to special land and development fund, and $1,500,000 to Turtle Bay conservation easement special fund

  • Allocates 45 percent of remaining transient accommodations tax revenues to counties after priority distributions, distributed as: Kauai 14.5%, Hawaii 18.6%, Honolulu 44.1%, and Maui 22.8%

  • Allocates remaining revenues after all priority allocations to the state general fund

  • Effective July 1, 2120

Legislative Description

State-County Functions Working Group; Transient Accommodations Tax; Allocation; Tourism Special Fund; Counties

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Fukumoto Chang, Jordan, Matsumoto, Onishi, Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Oshiro excused (2).

2/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Finance2/11/2016
Tourism1/25/2016

Full Bill Text

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