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Council Approves Revamp of Philly's Hotel District Amid Plans for New Programs to Boost Tourism Industry Growth

Official:Continuing the Philadelphia Hospitality Improvement Levy District (the “District”), a business improvement district encompassing certain existing and future hotel properties within the boundaries of the City of Philadelphia (the “City”), and continuing the Philadelphia Hospitality Improvement Levy District Corporation (“PHiL DC”) to serve as the neighborhood improvement district management association for the District; approving a new plan for the District, including a list of proposed programs and services related to the development and promotion of the hotel and tourism industry in the City and County of Philadelphia and their estimated cost; providing for special assessment fees to be levied on eligible hotel property owners within the District to fund such programs and services; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with PHiL DC relating to the District; and reauthorizing PHiL DC to assess eligible property owners within the District and collect or cause to be collected special assessment fees to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with the provisions of the Community and Economic Improvement Act, and under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Green

Introduced: May 23, 2019

: Committee on Rules

business economic development

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill continues a business improvement district that helps promote and improve the hotel and tourism industry in Philadelphia. It also authorizes special assessment fees to fund programs and services related to this industry.

What This Bill Does

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Continues the Philadelphia Hospitality Improvement Levy District, a business improvement district that helps promote and improve the hotel and tourism industry in Philadelphia.
Authorizes special assessment fees to be levied on eligible hotel property owners within the district to fund programs and services related to the development and promotion of the hotel and tourism industry.
Approves a new plan for the district, including a list of proposed programs and services related to the hotel and tourism industry and their estimated costs.
Reauthorizes the Philadelphia Hospitality Improvement Levy District Corporation to assess eligible property owners within the district and collect or cause to be collected special assessment fees to be used in accordance with the approved plan.