Representative Al Cutrona, 59th Ohio House District — HB 169, House Economic and Workforce Development Committee

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Sponsor testimony on HB 169 from Representative Al Cutrona, 59th Ohio House District, addressed to Chair Edwards and members of the House Economic and Workforce Development Committee. The testimony states that the bill will allocate $125,000,000 to the Development Services Agency to provide grants to bars, restaurants, and members of the lodging industry. For bars and restaurants, the grants will be awarded in amounts of $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000, based on factors like loss of revenue and number of employees. Lodging industry awards are described as the same amounts, based on factors like demonstrated loss of revenue and occupancy rates.

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                                                        Representative Al Cutrona
                                                             59th Ohio House District

                 Chair Edwards, Vice Chair Powell, Ranking Member Upchurch, and members of the House Economic and
                 Workforce Development Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide sponsor testimony on HB
                 169.

                 I will not surprise you when I say that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented strain on our
                 economy and our business community. Among those most affected are our bars, restaurants, and
                 members of the lodging industry. This bill will allocate $125,000,000 to the Development Services Agency
                 to provide grants to bars, restaurants, and members of the lodging industry that have been impacted by
                 the pandemic.

                 For bars and restaurants, these grants will be awarded in amounts of $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000. The
                 amount awarded will be based on factors like loss of revenue and the number of employees that the bar
                 or restaurant employs. Members of the lodging industry will be able to receive grant awards of the same
                 amounts based of factors like demonstrated loss of revenue and occupancy rates.

                 This bill provides relief that is so desperately needed to our bar, restaurant, and lodging industries that
                 are struggling in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. I would like to thank you all again for the opportunity
                 to provide testimony and now would like to turn it over to my joint-sponsor to provide his testimony.




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                                                                                                             Email: rep59@ohiohouse.gov
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