The House of Representatives Tourism committee this week passed legislation redirecting about $8 million in sales tax dollars from revenue sharing and other general fund obligations to tourism.  The legislative bill package included two bills that would create a new fee assessed on rental cars, and that money would go towards the Pure Michigan and Upper Hand tourism campaigns.  Also included in the package, though, is HB 5089, which makes tourism a priority for all dollars generated by the sales tax for tourism-related purposes.  The League and the Michigan Townships Association protested this redirection of funds and said that taking more money away from statutory revenue sharing will harm communities and Michigan, especially at the same time that revenues sharing is being cut!
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