NY A10330

Increases the hotel and motel tax rate in Suffolk County from 3% to 5.5% of the per diem rental rate for each room.

Expands the definition of "hotel" and "motel" to explicitly include bed and breakfasts, inns, cabins, cottages, campgrounds, and convention centers, and defines "cultural programs and activities" as art, music, performing arts, historic or environmental preservation or education events.

Allocates tax revenues to specific purposes including $6 million annually to tourism promotion, $2.25 million to cultural programs in specified towns, $1.25 million to accredited museums, $2.5 million to parks maintenance, $500,000 to regional marketing, and $3.25 million to the county general fund for park purposes.

Creates the "Suffolk County Infrastructure Fund" to receive all remaining revenues beyond the designated allocations, to be used for convention center planning, design, construction, and related infrastructure improvements.

Extends the hotel and motel tax authorization from its December 31, 2023 expiration date to perpetuity, with annual 1% increases to all designated funding allocations.