| 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. |