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<br />Comments: I will defer to the opinions of Larry Hill as I do not see an impact to the City’s <br />procurement processes from this bill. <br />SB 0694 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to the collection of transient lodging taxes. <br />Title:Defines “transient lodging tax collector” as transient lodging provider or transient <br />lodging intermediary. <br />Sponsored by: By COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND REVENUE <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0600.dir/sb0694.intro.pdf <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Larry Hill CS-FIN 2/10/2011 -- Monitor <br /> <br />Comments: Monitor for impact of proposed change, and oppose if city revenue is likely to be <br />decreased. SB 694 changes the definition of who collects a transit lodging tax, and it <br />changes the basis on which calculation of the tax is made to "the amount of consideration <br />rendered at retail by a person for occupancy". The first change is not significant to the <br />City of Eugene. The effect of the second change in the basis on which the tax is <br />calculated is not clear. I need additional information to determine if the change would <br />decrease the City's transit lodging tax revenue. For instance, does the new definition does <br />exclude payments for wholesale occupancy purchases, such as may be made by an <br />agency for resale. <br />SB 694 does not address statutes that address the transit lodging tax rates paid, however it <br />does include the statute setting the percentage retained by the transit lodging provider at <br />5%. Any amendment to change this retainage should be opposed. <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Mike Magee LRCS-ADM 2/16/2011 -- Monitor <br /> <br />Comments: LRCS defers to Finance on the financial impact of this bill. We do believe that this bill is <br />attempting to get at a long standing issue of lodging provider clearinghouses not having <br />to pay lodging taxes on the full price paid. If this is the case, and the clarifications <br />mentioned by Larry Hill are addressed, LRCS would be in support of this bill. <br />14 <br />