Use of funds distributed to convention and visitors' bureau

# (A)

Except as provided in division (B) or (C) of this section, money collected by a county and distributed under section 5739.09 of the Revised Code to a convention and visitors' bureau in existence as of June 30, 2013, except for any such money pledged, as of that date, to the payment of debt service charges on bonds, notes, securities, or lease agreements, shall be used solely for tourism sales, marketing and promotion, and their associated costs, including operational and administrative costs of the bureau, sales and marketing, and maintenance of the physical bureau structure.

# (B)

A convention and visitors' bureau that has entered into an agreement under section 307.678 of the Revised Code may use revenue it receives from a tax levied under division (A) of section 5739.09 of the Revised Code as described in division (E) of section 307.678 of the Revised Code.

# (C)

The convention and visitors' bureau of a county with a population of less than one hundred thousand and annual receipts from one or more taxes levied pursuant to section 5739.09 of the Revised Code in excess of five hundred thousand dollars, may, in addition to the purposes specified in division (A) of this section, spend revenue from a tax levied under section 5739.09 of the Revised Code to pay the costs of public safety services, an economic development project, or an infrastructure project, provided the services or project impact tourism.

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