Florida S0454 modifies tourist development tax use, removing advertising tourism as an authorized use.

Florida S0454 amends the authorized uses of tourist development tax revenues by removing the requirement to use a specified percentage for promoting and advertising tourism. Instead, the tax revenues must be used for acquiring, constructing, extending, enlarging, remodeling, repairing, improving, maintaining, operating, or promoting public facilities like convention centers, sports stadiums, and zoological parks. The bill also allows for funding public facilities needed to increase tourist-related business activities and for acquiring land related to these facilities.

Florida S0454 modifies tourist development tax use, removing advertising tourism as an authorized use.

Florida S0454 amends the authorized uses of tourist development tax revenues by removing the requirement to use a specified percentage for promoting and advertising tourism. Instead, the tax revenues must be used for acquiring, constructing, extending, enlarging, remodeling, repairing, improving, maintaining, operating, or promoting public facilities like convention centers, sports stadiums, and zoological parks. The bill also allows for funding public facilities needed to increase tourist-related business activities and for acquiring land related to these facilities.