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HB 328 Transient occupancy tax; Botetourt County may impose additional tax.

Introduced by: Terry L. Austin (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Transient occupancy tax; Botetourt County. Permits Botetourt County to impose an additional transient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed two percent. The revenue generated and collected from the two percent tax rate increase shall be designated and expended solely for advertising the Roanoke metropolitan area as an overnight tourist destination by members of the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau. For purposes of this subsection, "advertising the Roanoke metropolitan area as an overnight tourism destination" means advertising that is intended to attract visitors from a sufficient distance so as to require an overnight stay.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Transient occupancy tax; Botetourt County. Permits Botetourt County to impose an additional transient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed two percent. One-half of the revenue from the additional tax shall be spent for tourism promotion in the County in consultation with the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau. The other half shall be spent for the development, improvement, operation, and promotion of tourism facilities, initiatives, and events at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield, including sports, heritage, and cultural tourism development at the Center. Under current law, Botetourt County may impose a transient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed five percent.