2010-07-09                     House Journal                      Page 2578
SB 312                                                                                                                        
The following, which engrossment was waived (page 2489), was                                                                    
engrossed and returned to the Senate April 22, 2010:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 312(FIN) am H                                                                                        
    "An Act relating to the deposit of the proceeds of the tax on                                                               
    gambling operations aboard certain commercial passenger vessels                                                             
    into the general fund; providing for a reduction in the excise tax to                                                       
    $34.50 for a passenger for each voyage on a commercial                                                                      
    passenger vessel; describing the passengers that are subject to the                                                         
    excise tax and liable for the payment of the tax; providing for a                                                           
    reduction in the state excise tax imposed on a passenger traveling                                                          
    on a commercial passenger vessel by the amount of tax on a                                                                  
    passenger traveling on a commercial passenger vessel imposed by                                                             
    a municipality under a law enacted before December 17, 2007;                                                                
    authorizing appropriations from the commercial vessel passenger                                                             
    tax account to the first seven ports of call in the state and for costs                                                     
    associated with commercial passenger vessels and the passengers                                                             
    on board; limiting the use of funds appropriated from the                                                                   
    commercial passenger vessel tax account to expenditures related                                                             
    to port facilities, harbor infrastructure, other services provided to                                                       
    the commercial passenger vessels and the passengers on board                                                                
    those vessels and certain other purposes; repealing the regional                                                            
    cruise ship impact fund; relating to the administration of the                                                              
    excise tax by the Department of Revenue and regulations required                                                            
    to be adopted; requiring a report from the Department of                                                                    
    Commerce, Community, and Economic Development relating to                                                                   
    safely and efficiently hosting passengers; defining 'voyage' for                                                            
    purposes of the excise tax; relating to municipal levies on a                                                               
    passenger on a commercial passenger vessel; and providing for an                                                            
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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HR 16                                                                                                                         
The following memorandum dated May 13, 2010, was received from                                                                  
Patty Rose, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research                                                                 
Services, regarding: