Section 10-52-15 - Legislative findings--Certain municipalities not to reduce tax levies.
10-52-15. Legislative findings--Certain municipalities not to reduce tax levies. The Legislature hereby finds that the amendments to chapter 10-52 contained in SL 2002, ch 64, will result in a broader and more uniform tax base for the sales tax levied by municipalities under this chapter, and that, absent a reduction in the current tax levy of a municipality, it is anticipated that total sales tax revenues of a municipality may increase as a result of these amendments. However, so long as a municipality has any bonds or other obligations outstanding which are secured directly or indirectly by the pledge or collection and application of sales taxes levied pursuant to chapter 10-52 as in effect immediately prior to January 1, 2004, no municipality may reduce its tax levy under chapter 10-52 to a rate which, in the exercise of the sound discretion of the governing body, would be expected to produce less total revenue than was collected in the immediately preceding year.
Source: SL 2002, ch 64, § 45; SL 2003, ch 61, § 20.