| SB 0545 | Authorizes a museum and festivals sales tax in Buchanan County |
| Sponsor: | Johnson | |||
| LR Number: | 1991S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 1991-01 | |
| Committee: | Local Government and Economic Development | |||
| Last Action: | 03/27/01 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Local Government and Economic | Journal page: | ||
| Development Committee (1991S.04C) | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2001 | |||
SCS/SB 545 - This act authorizes the County Commission of
Buchanan County (St. Joseph), to put to a county-wide vote a
sales tax for promotion of museums, cultural tourism, festivals
and the arts. The tax is in addition to any tourism tax imposed
by Buchanan County voters. If the new tax is approved by the
voters, the County Commission shall appoint a 5-member board to
administer and distribute the funds. Recipients of the sales tax
funds must be non-profit IRS 501(C)(3) corporations. Similar to
the existing Buchanan County tourism tax, the tax will be
collected by the Director of Revenue.
ALAN KELLY