A bill for an act authorizing cities to establish self-supported tourism improvement districts.

House File 1051 authorizes cities, counties, and townships to establish self-supported tourism improvement districts. These districts allow local governments to levy special assessments on lodging businesses located within the district. The funds collected from these assessments are used to finance activities and improvements that directly benefit the assessed lodging businesses, such as tourism promotion, marketing, and economic development. Assessments can be structured in various ways, like a fixed amount or percentage of sales, and are intended to supplement existing tourism funding.