Effective 28 Aug 2001

67.1962. Special trust fund created. — 1. All revenue received by a district from the tax authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 67.1959 shall be deposited in a special trust fund, and be used solely for the purposes specified in the proposal submitted pursuant to subsection 1 of section 67.1959 for so long as the tax shall remain in effect.

2. All sales taxes collected by the director of revenue pursuant to section 67.1959 less one percent for cost of collection which shall be deposited in the state's general revenue fund after payment of premiums for surety bonds as provided in section 32.087 shall be deposited in a special trust fund, which is hereby created, to be known as the "Tourism Community Enhancement District Sales Tax Trust Fund". The moneys in the tourism community enhancement district sales tax trust fund shall not be deemed to be state funds and shall not be commingled with any funds of the state. The director of revenue shall keep accurate records of the amount of money in the trust and which was collected in each district imposing a sales tax pursuant to this section, and the records shall be open to inspection by officers of the county, city, town or village and the public. Not later than the tenth day of each month the director of revenue shall distribute all moneys deposited in the trust fund during the preceding month to the board which levied the tax; such funds shall be deposited with the board treasurer of each such district.

3. The director of revenue may authorize the state treasurer to make refunds from the amounts in the trust fund and credit any district for erroneous payments and overpayments made, and may redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of such district. If any district abolishes the tax, the district shall notify the director of revenue of the action at least ninety days prior to the effective date of the repeal and the director of revenue may order retention in the trust fund, for a period of one year, of two percent of the amount collected after receipt of such notice to cover possible refunds or overpayment of the tax and to redeem dishonored checks and drafts deposited to the credit of such accounts. After one year has elapsed after the effective date of abolition of the tax in such district, the director of revenue shall remit the balance in the account to the district and close the account of that district. The director of revenue shall notify each district of each instance of any amount refunded or any check redeemed from receipts due the district.

4. Except as modified in this section, all provisions of sections 32.085 and 32.087 shall apply to the tax imposed pursuant to section 67.1959.

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(L. 2001 S.B. 323 & 230)