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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T



SPONSOR: Gonzales DATE TYPED: 02/07/00 HB 393
SHORT TITLE: Clarify Payment of Occupancy Tax SB
ANALYST: Williams

REVENUE



Estimated Revenue
Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01

See Narrative

Local Governments

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to

SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC Files

Department of Finance and Administration, Local Government Division (DFA/LGD)

New Mexico Municipal League



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



The bill would impose the lodgers tax on property management companies renting properties on a daily basis. This impact is expected to be principally in resort areas of the state. The effective date of the bill is July 1, 2000.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



There is uncertainty on the potential revenue impact of the bill. There is a potential revenue increase from picking up certain activities of property management companies; however, some of these companies may already be paying the lodgers tax in some areas. The largest impact is expected in resort areas of the state because of their concentration of rental companies.



The attached tables show lodgers' tax collections for FY99 for counties and municipalities. In FY99, counties collected $633.4, while municipalities collected the bulk of these receipts, $20,935.9.



TECHNICAL ISSUES



On page 4, line 20, the new language is not clearly understood.



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