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___________________ moved that HB 1157 be amended as follows:

     On page 3, line 1 of the House Taxation Committee engrossed bill, after " to " insert " each municipality with a population of ten thousand or more and ".

     On page 3 , line 5, after " region " insert " less thirty percent of the total tax revenue generated pursuant to section 3 of this Act by restaurants within a municipality with a population of ten thousand or more. The department shall disburse the amount of such money withheld from each region to each municipality that generated such tax revenue ".

     On page 3 , delete line 6 , and insert " ensure that all disbursements are used exclusively for tourism marketing. If any region or municipality reduces its other sources of funding for tourism marketing, such region or municipality may not receive any further disbursements from the Department of Tourism until the funding from the other sources is restored. ".