Post by Clearwater Coalition on Dec 24, 2011 11:25:53 GMT -5
Rep. Ed Hooper - www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4390 and Sen. Jack Latvala - www.flsenate.gov/senators/s16 - are sponsoring (HB 1015/SB 1274) - www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1274 - as legislation that would give the Clearwater Marine Aquarium - seewinter.com/ - revenue collected from the Pinellas County Tourist Development Council - www.pinellascounty.org/tdc/default.htm - This tax is collected from short term, 6 months or less, lease tennats and hotel guests as the Tourist Development Tax - www.taxcollect.com/Content.aspx?ContentID=33
Some of the things that the funds collected from this tax do are help the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau - www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/ promote tourism in Pinellas County. It also helps fund the debt service on Tropicana Field - tampabay.rays.mlb.com/tb/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=history, and helps fund The Salvador Dali Museum - thedali.org/
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners decides which items to fund and at what levels but items are regulated under Florida Statutes 125.0104 - www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0125/Sections/0125.0104.html
You can learn more about this tax here - www.taxcollect.com/webimages/Dept5Forms/TDBro11.10.10.pdf
What is being proposed here - www.tampabay.com/news/politics/local/lawmakers-want-clearwater-marine-aquarium-to-get-cut-of-hotel-tax-money/1207626
Some of the things that the funds collected from this tax do are help the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau - www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/ promote tourism in Pinellas County. It also helps fund the debt service on Tropicana Field - tampabay.rays.mlb.com/tb/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=history, and helps fund The Salvador Dali Museum - thedali.org/
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners decides which items to fund and at what levels but items are regulated under Florida Statutes 125.0104 - www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0125/Sections/0125.0104.html
You can learn more about this tax here - www.taxcollect.com/webimages/Dept5Forms/TDBro11.10.10.pdf
What is being proposed here - www.tampabay.com/news/politics/local/lawmakers-want-clearwater-marine-aquarium-to-get-cut-of-hotel-tax-money/1207626