Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 367 Second Substitute (2018GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Noel, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/19/2018

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• adds road repair and upgrade to the list of purposes for which counties of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class may spend revenue from the transient room tax.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

TRANSIENT ROOM TAX AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Michael E. Noel
Senate Sponsor: 
Kevin T. Van Tassell
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions relating to the transient room tax.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ adds road repair and upgrade to the list of purposes for which counties of the fourth,
fifth, or sixth class may spend revenue from the transient room tax.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17-31-2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 328
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
17-31-2
 is amended to read:
17-31-2.
Purposes of transient room tax and expenditure of revenues -- Purchase
or lease of facilities -- Mitigating impacts of recreation, tourism, or conventions --
Issuance of bonds.
(1) Any county legislative body may impose the transient room tax provided for in
Section 
59-12-301
 for the purposes of:
(a) establishing and promoting recreation, tourism, film production, and conventions;
(b) acquiring, leasing, constructing, furnishing, maintaining, or operating:
(i) convention meeting rooms;
(ii) exhibit halls;
(iii) visitor information centers;
(iv) museums;
(v) sports and recreation facilities including practice fields, stadiums, and arenas; and
(vi) related facilities;
(c) acquiring land, leasing land, or making payments for construction or infrastructure
improvements required for or related to the purposes listed in Subsection (1)(b); and
(d) as required to mitigate the impacts of recreation, tourism, or conventions in
counties of the fourth, fifth, and sixth class, paying for:
(i) solid waste disposal operations;
(ii) emergency medical services;
(iii) search and rescue activities; [
and
]
(iv) law enforcement activities[
.
]
; and
(v) road repair and upgrade of:
(A) class B roads, as defined in Section 
72-3-103
;
(B) class C roads, as defined in Section 
72-3-104
; or
(C) class D roads, as defined in Section 
72-3-105
.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a county may not expend more than 1/3 of
the revenues generated by the transient room tax provided in Section 
59-12-301
 for any
combination of the following purposes:
(a) (i) acquiring, leasing, constructing, furnishing, maintaining, or operating:
(A) convention meeting rooms;
(B) exhibit halls;
(C) visitor information centers;
(D) museums;
(E) sports and recreation facilities including practice fields, stadiums, and arenas; and
(F) related facilities; and
(ii) acquiring land, leasing land, or making payments for construction or infrastructure
improvements required for or related to the purposes described in Subsection (2)(a)(i);
(b) as required to mitigate the impacts of recreation, tourism, or conventions in
counties of the fourth, fifth, and sixth class, to pay for:
(i) solid waste disposal operations;
(ii) emergency medical services;
(iii) search and rescue activities; [
and
]
(iv) law enforcement activities; [
or
] 
and
(v) road repair and upgrade of:
(A) class B roads, as defined in Section 
72-3-103
;
(B) class C roads, as defined in Section 
72-3-104
; or
(C) class D roads, as defined in Section 
72-3-105
;
(c) making the annual payment of principal, interest, premiums, and necessary reserves
for any or the aggregate of bonds authorized under Subsection (3).
(3) (a) The county legislative body may issue bonds or cause bonds to be issued, as
permitted by law, to pay all or part of any costs incurred for the purposes set forth in
Subsection (2)(a) or (b) that are permitted to be paid from bond proceeds.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (4), if the revenues generated by the transient
room tax provided in Section 
59-12-301
 are not needed for payment of principal, interest,
premiums, and reserves on bonds issued as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the county legislative
body shall expend those revenues as provided in Subsection (1), subject to the limitation of
Subsection (2).
(4) If, on or after October 1, 2006, a county legislative body imposes a tax or increases
the rate of a tax in accordance with Section 
59-12-301
 at a rate that exceeds 3%, the county
legislative body:
(a) may expend revenues generated by the portion of the rate that exceeds 3% for any
purpose described in Subsections (1) through (3); and
(b) is not subject to any limits on the amount of revenues that may be expended for a
purpose described in Subsection (2).