§ 45-59.1-1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Tourism Improvement Districts Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 282, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 283, § 1, effective June 29, 2022.
§ 45-59.1-10. Expiration of tourism improvement district term. If a tourism improvement district expires due to the term specified in § 45-59.1-5(a)(8), a new tourism improvement district plan may be created and the tourism improvement district may be renewed pursuant to this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 282, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; […]
§ 45-59.1-11. Time and manner of collection of assessments — Delinquent payments. (a) The collection of the assessments levied pursuant to this chapter shall be made at the time and in the manner set forth by the municipality in the authorizing resolution. All delinquent payments for assessments levied pursuant to this chapter may be charged […]
§ 45-59.1-12. Validity of assessment. The validity of an assessment levied under this chapter shall not be contested in any action or proceeding unless the action or proceeding is commenced within thirty (30) days after the authorizing resolution is adopted pursuant to § 45-59.1-9. Any appeal from a final judgment in an action or proceeding […]
§ 45-59.1-13. Certification to establish levels of services and funding. The tourism improvement district is intended to provide supplemental funding and services and not to supplant existing funding or services. After establishing a tourism improvement district, the municipality shall not decrease the level of publicly funded tourism promotion services in a tourism improvement district existing […]
§ 45-59.1-14. Modification to the tourism improvement district plan. (a) The owners’ association, at any time, may request that the municipality modify the tourism improvement district plan. Any modification of the tourism improvement district plan shall be made pursuant to this chapter. The tourism improvement district plan shall not be modified, except by the request […]
§ 45-59.1-15. Reports. (a) The owners’ association shall cause to be prepared a report for each fiscal year, except the first year, for which assessments are to be levied and collected to pay the costs of the activities described in the report. The owners’ association’s first report shall be due ninety (90) days after the […]
§ 45-59.1-16. Renewal of tourism improvement district. (a) Any tourism improvement district previously established whose term has expired, or will expire, may be renewed by following the procedures for establishment as provided in this chapter. (b) Upon renewal, any remaining revenues derived from assessments, or any revenues derived from the sale of assets acquired with […]
§ 45-59.1-17. Dissolution of district. (a) A tourism improvement district established or extended pursuant to this chapter may be dissolved by adoption of a resolution by the municipality pursuant to this section when there is no indebtedness, outstanding and unpaid, incurred to accomplish any of the purposes of the tourism improvement district, and when either […]
§ 45-59.1-18. Remaining revenues. Upon the dissolution or expiration without renewal of a tourism improvement district, any remaining revenues, after all outstanding debts are paid, derived from the levy of assessments, or derived from the sale of assets acquired with the revenues, shall be spent in accordance with the tourism improvement district plan or shall […]
§ 45-59.1-2. Legislative findings and purpose. (a) It is found and declared that: (1) Tourism is a major source of employment, income, and tax revenues in this state, and the expansion of the tourism industry is vital to the growth of the state’s economy. (2) The tourism industry is important to this state, not only […]
§ 45-59.1-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Activity” means any programs or services provided for the purpose of conferring specific benefits upon the businesses that are located in the tourism improvement district and to which an assessment is charged. (2) “Assessment” means a levy for the purpose of providing activities and improvements that […]
§ 45-59.1-4. Boundaries of a tourism improvement district — Requirement of consent. (a) Municipalities may create tourism improvement districts pursuant to this chapter. (b) A municipality may form a tourism improvement district that assesses any business located within the boundaries as determined by the municipality. Should any lead municipality choose to include other municipalities within […]
§ 45-59.1-5. Contents of tourism improvement district plan. A tourism improvement district plan shall include, but not be not limited to, all of the following: (1) A map that identifies the tourism improvement district boundaries in sufficient detail to allow a business owner to reasonably determine whether a business is located within the tourism improvement […]
§ 45-59.1-6. Initiation of proceedings — Petition for a proposed tourism improvement district. (a) Upon submission to the clerk of a municipality of a written petition, the municipality may initiate proceedings to form a tourism improvement district by adopting a resolution expressing its intention to form a tourism improvement district. The written petition may be […]
§ 45-59.1-7. Hearing on establishment or renewal. (a) If the municipality has received a successful petition pursuant to § 45-59.1-6, the municipality shall hold a public hearing on the establishment or renewal of the tourism improvement district prior to adoption of the authorizing resolution. Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed to the owners […]
§ 45-59.1-8. Changes to proposed assessment. At the conclusion of the public hearing to establish or renew a tourism improvement district, the municipality may adopt, revise, change, reduce, or modify the proposed assessments, the boundaries of the tourism improvement district, or the types or classes of businesses within the tourism improvement district that would be […]
§ 45-59.1-9. Authorizing resolution. (a) If the municipality, following the public hearing, decides to establish or renew a proposed tourism improvement district, the municipality shall adopt an authorizing resolution that shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (1) A brief description of the proposed activities and improvements, the amount of the […]
