|  | This bill permits municipalities to adopt by referendum a 1% | 
| or 2% local sales tax on prepared food and lodging.  The | 
| property tax base of a municipality collecting the local | 
| option sales tax would be adjusted for purposes of state | 
| distributions for education and revenue sharing and | 
| apportionment of county taxes to reflect a property tax | 
| equivalent for the additional revenues.  The bill requires a | 
| similar adjustment for motor vehicle and watercraft excise | 
| taxes.  These adjustments provide a fair recognition of a | 
| municipality's additional tax wealth for purposes of these | 
| distributions. |