HI HB2266

Amends the distribution of transient accommodations tax revenues allocated to counties, with specific dollar amounts and percentages left blank for legislative determination.

Requires counties to prioritize using their allocated revenues for enforcement of county ordinances relating to transient accommodations and short-term rentals.

Allows counties to use remaining revenues for public mass transportation, invasive species control, flood insurance programs, building code effectiveness, agricultural land identification, and cesspool conversion grants.

Establishes a mechanism beginning fiscal year 2018-2019 for the state director of finance to retain funds representing the difference between a county's annual required contribution for public employer trust funds and actual contributions, then deposit those retained funds toward the county's obligations.

Takes effect July 1, 2018.