Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS Chapter 91A.360 to allow the appropriate chief executive officer or officers of a local tourist and convention center to appoint to the commission persons representing local restaurants, hotels, or motels residing within the city or county of the commission if no formal local city or county restaurant association, hotel and motel association, or chamber of commerce is in existence; make technical corrections.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 7 to establish the Kentucky-Ireland Trade Commission of the General Assembly; establish the commission's purpose, membership, responsibilities, and reporting requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A, the model procurement code, to define terms; exclude the renewal or extension of a license agreement between the Finance and Administration Cabinet and a state marina operator from compliance with the model procurement code under KRS Chapter 45A; make technical corrections.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Amendment 1 -- C. McDaniel

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- R. Webb

Summary Retain original provisions, except add one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority Floor Leader of the Senate and one member of the House appointed by the Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- C. McDaniel

Summary Amend KRS 91A.390 to remove the tax rate cap for the transient room tax levied by a local government body with a multicounty tourism and convention commission; expand the purposes for which this additional transient room tax revenue is authorized to be used; amend KRS 154.90-010 to increase the number of members on the Northern Kentucky Convention Center Corporation from seven to 11 by requiring the county judges/executive of Kenton, Campbell, and Boone Counties and the Governor to each appoint one additional member.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 91A.360
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 91A.360
Current: 91A.360