Section 5.5 - Report to county legislative body -- Content.

UT Code § 17-31-5.5 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) The legislative body of each county that imposes a transient room tax under Section 59-12-301 or a tourism, recreation, cultural, convention, and airport facilities tax under Section 59-12-603 shall prepare annually a report in accordance with Subsection (2).

(2) The report described in Subsection (1) shall include a breakdown of expenditures into the following categories: (a) for the transient room tax, identification of expenditures for: (i) establishing and promoting: (A) recreation; (B) tourism; (C) film production; and (D) conventions; (ii) acquiring, leasing, constructing, furnishing, or operating: (A) convention meeting rooms; (B) exhibit halls; (C) visitor information centers; (D) museums; and (E) related facilities; (iii) acquiring or leasing land required for or related to the purposes listed in Subsection (2)(a)(ii); (iv) mitigation costs as identified in Subsection 17-31-2(2)(d); and (v) making the annual payment of principal, interest, premiums, and necessary reserves for any or the aggregate of bonds issued to pay for costs referred to in Subsections 17-31-2(4)(c) and (5)(a); and (b) for the tourism, recreation, cultural, convention, and airport facilities tax, identification of expenditures for: (i) financing tourism promotion, which means an activity to develop, encourage, solicit, or market tourism that attracts transient guests to the county, including planning, product development, and advertising; (ii) the development, operation, and maintenance of the following facilities as defined in Section 59-12-602: (A) an airport facility; (B) a convention facility; (C) a cultural facility; (D) a recreation facility; and (E) a tourist facility; and (iii) a pledge as security for evidences of indebtedness under Subsection 59-12-603(3).

(a) for the transient room tax, identification of expenditures for: (i) establishing and promoting: (A) recreation; (B) tourism; (C) film production; and (D) conventions; (ii) acquiring, leasing, constructing, furnishing, or operating: (A) convention meeting rooms; (B) exhibit halls; (C) visitor information centers; (D) museums; and (E) related facilities; (iii) acquiring or leasing land required for or related to the purposes listed in Subsection (2)(a)(ii); (iv) mitigation costs as identified in Subsection 17-31-2(2)(d); and (v) making the annual payment of principal, interest, premiums, and necessary reserves for any or the aggregate of bonds issued to pay for costs referred to in Subsections 17-31-2(4)(c) and (5)(a); and

(i) establishing and promoting: (A) recreation; (B) tourism; (C) film production; and (D) conventions;

(A) recreation;

(B) tourism;

(C) film production; and

(D) conventions;

(ii) acquiring, leasing, constructing, furnishing, or operating: (A) convention meeting rooms; (B) exhibit halls; (C) visitor information centers; (D) museums; and (E) related facilities;

(A) convention meeting rooms;

(B) exhibit halls;

(C) visitor information centers;

(D) museums; and

(E) related facilities;

(iii) acquiring or leasing land required for or related to the purposes listed in Subsection (2)(a)(ii);

(iv) mitigation costs as identified in Subsection 17-31-2(2)(d); and

(v) making the annual payment of principal, interest, premiums, and necessary reserves for any or the aggregate of bonds issued to pay for costs referred to in Subsections 17-31-2(4)(c) and (5)(a); and

(b) for the tourism, recreation, cultural, convention, and airport facilities tax, identification of expenditures for: (i) financing tourism promotion, which means an activity to develop, encourage, solicit, or market tourism that attracts transient guests to the county, including planning, product development, and advertising; (ii) the development, operation, and maintenance of the following facilities as defined in Section 59-12-602: (A) an airport facility; (B) a convention facility; (C) a cultural facility; (D) a recreation facility; and (E) a tourist facility; and (iii) a pledge as security for evidences of indebtedness under Subsection 59-12-603(3).

(i) financing tourism promotion, which means an activity to develop, encourage, solicit, or market tourism that attracts transient guests to the county, including planning, product development, and advertising;

(ii) the development, operation, and maintenance of the following facilities as defined in Section 59-12-602: (A) an airport facility; (B) a convention facility; (C) a cultural facility; (D) a recreation facility; and (E) a tourist facility; and

(A) an airport facility;

(B) a convention facility;

(C) a cultural facility;

(D) a recreation facility; and

(E) a tourist facility; and

(iii) a pledge as security for evidences of indebtedness under Subsection 59-12-603(3).

(3) A county legislative body shall provide a copy of the report described in Subsection (1) to: (a) the Governor's Office of Economic Development; (b) its tourism tax advisory board; and (c) the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.

(a) the Governor's Office of Economic Development;

(b) its tourism tax advisory board; and

(c) the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.