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gUCStS Without charge for promotional purposes, (3) available exclusively to members or guests <br />of members of a private niernber-owned clubs or its reciprocal clubs, or (4) contracted with <br />airline crews. <br />(b) The Legislative Authority shall contract with the State Department of Revenue for <br />the administration and collection of the Special Assessments pursuant. to RCW 35J11IMO. <br />Special Assessments shall be deposited into the local tourism, promotion account created in the <br />custody of the State I"reasurer under RCW 35.101.1K It is understood and agreed that in <br />accordance with RCW 35.101.100�, the State Treasurer has the authority to distribute the revenue <br />from the tourism promotion account allocable to, the Seattle Southside TPA to the Legislative <br />Authority, or directly to the SSRTA, on a monthly basis. SeaTac shall act as fiscal agent to the <br />Seattle Southside TPA and shall be responsible for receiving Special Assessments from the State <br />Treasurer and holding such funds in a segregated aCCOUnt:(s) until remitted to SSRTA pursuant to <br />Section 7 of this Agreement. <br />(c) Any change in the Special Assessment rates for any Zone as set in the resolution <br />of' the Legislative Authority shall be made only by amendment of the resolution by the <br />Legislative Authority and only upon written request by the persons who Operate [.,odging <br />Business in the proposed area who would pay sixty percent or more of the proposed charges and <br />with the approval and consent of the SSRTA Board of Directors. No increase in the Special <br />Assessment rates for any Zone or the boundaries of any Zone shall be made by the I-egislative <br />Authority except after receipt of the written request of persons who Operating Lodging <br />Businesses as identified in the preceding sentence and upon the affirmative approval of' the <br />SSRTA Board of Directors. <br />(d) It is understood and agreed by the Parties hereto that the Special Assessments <br />imposed in the Seattle Southside "rPA are not a tax on the "sale of lodging" for the purposes of <br />chapter 82.14 RCW and are: not applicable to temporary medical housing exempt under <br />chapter 82.08 RCW. <br />(e) It is understood and agreed by the Parties that the Special Assessments imposed <br />under this Agreement are in addition to the special assessments that may be levied under chapter <br />35.87A RCW. <br />Section S. Use of pee al Assessment Revenue, All of the revenues from Special <br />Assessments collected by the State Department of Revenue front Lodging Businesses within the <br />Seattle Southside TPA shall be remitted by the Legislative Authority to SSRTA and shall be <br />used exclusively for Tourism promotion as defined herein, and for no other Purpose, in <br />accordance with the Annual Budget. The revenue derived from the Special Assessments shall be <br />used only for the following PUT -poses: <br />(a) The general promotion of tourism within the Seattle Southside TPA as specified <br />in the business plan of the SSRTA; <br />(b) The marketing of convention and trade shows that benefit local tourism and. the <br />Lodging Businesses in the Seattle Southside TPA; <br />I <br />[me <br />