The legislature finds and declares as the express purpose of this chapter:

     (1) The convention and trade show business will provide both direct and indirect civic and economic benefits to the people of the state of Washington.

     (2) The location of a state convention and trade center in the city of Seattle will particularly benefit and increase the occupancy of larger hotels and other lodging facilities in the city of Seattle and to a lesser extent in King county.

     (3) Imposing a special excise tax on the price of lodging in Seattle, and at a lower rate elsewhere in King county, is an appropriate method of paying for a substantial part of the cost of constructing, maintaining, and operating a state convention and trade center.

[1983 2nd ex.s. c 1 § 1; 1982 c 34 § 1.]

NOTES:

     Reviser's note: RCW 67.40.010 is repealed if the transfer date in RCW 36.100.230 occurs.