Establishes a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion.
The bill creates a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion. The Washington tourism marketing authority will develop and administer the program, considering an advisory report from October 31, 2025. The authority will collect annual assessments from tourism businesses, which will be deposited in a separate account. The program will be subject to ratification by a referendum among affected businesses within three years of the bill's effective date.
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