§469. Tax rebate; publicly-owned facility activity

A. As used in this Section, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings provided in this Subsection, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Public facility" means a stadium facility owned and operated by the state or any of its agencies, boards, or commissions that is normally used for athletic or sporting events, activities, or enterprises and that has a seating capacity in excess of ninety thousand.

(2) "Event, activity, or enterprise" means a musical or other entertainment undertaking in the public facility that has been held for no less than two consecutive years prior to the undertaking, is conducted over two consecutive days, and has an average attendance of at least twenty-five thousand per day.

(3) "Participating local governmental subdivision" means a local governmental subdivision located within the parish in which the public facility is located, that is a taxing authority for sales and use tax purposes, and whose governing authority has agreed to participate in the rebate provided in this Section.

(4) "Rebate" means the return to the promoter of the sales and use taxes paid for admission to the event, activity, or enterprise to a participating local governmental subdivision, for the right of admission to the event, activity, or enterprise.

(5) "Right of admission" means a ticket, including the value of any ticket included in the sale or right to use a suite during the event, activity, or enterprise, or any charge for parking that is paid for the privilege of entering the event, activity, or enterprise.

B. The right of admission to any event, activity, or enterprise conducted in a publicly owned facility owned and operated by the state or any of its agencies, boards, or commissions shall be subject to rebate of sales and use taxes imposed by any local governmental subdivision as provided in this Section.

C.(1) The rebate shall be payable by the respective taxing body within ninety days after submission of sufficient proof of entitlement to the rebate for the event, activity, or enterprise by the promoter.

(2) The owner and operator of the public facility shall certify the number of admissions to each event, activity, or enterprise that are subject to the rebate. The single collector for sales and use taxes in the parish in which the public facility is located shall provide for such reporting requirements as are necessary to administer the rebate. Any taxpayer specific information provided pursuant to this Subsection shall be confidential to the extent provided by law.

Acts 2012, No. 787, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.