With TBID Renewal, Revised Management District Plan Outlines How Funds are Allocated

When the North Lake Tahoe Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) was renewed by the business community for another 10 years, the Management District Plan (MDP) detailing how the approximately $6.5M in funds generated by the assessment are spent was also updated. The intention was to simplify and more clearly communicate how TBID revenues are allocated to benefit the businesses that pay them. To achieve that, new budget categories were established in the MDP for 2026-2036.

Aligned with community priorities, the TBID budget supports economic health and resiliency (47%), community vitality (22%), environmental stewardship (10%), and Zone 1 (lakeside communities) specific services (15%), with 4% held in contingency, and 2% allocated to Placer County for collection administration fees.

Collectively, the projects and programs making tangible progress within these categories, along with the work to advance these efforts by the North Tahoe Community Alliance, the North Tahoe Chamber, and Lake Tahoe Travel, are all funded by the TBID. Our staff is shared to maximize efficiency, with each workstream playing a different role while working toward the same goals.

Here’s how the TBID budget categories are organized:

Economic Health and Resiliency (47%)

Prioritized to receive the largest portion of funding, economic health and resiliency-focused initiatives include infrastructure, programs, and services that support a thriving business environment. It also means leveraging tourism-generated funding to strengthen North Lake Tahoe’s economy, broaden efforts to protect the environment, and support sustainable tourism that benefits our community’s well-being.

Community Vitality (22%)

To drive economic benefit to assessed businesses, efforts focused on community vitality include those designed to improve accessibility and enhance both the experience and North Lake Tahoe’s appeal.

Work within this category includes increased connection and collaboration amongst our community and investment in impactful programs that address our community’s priorities. Examples include efforts to implement workforce development strategies, develop and expand transportation and transit programs, and invest in infrastructure improvements that enhance North Lake Tahoe’s competitive position to attract visitors to assessed businesses.

Environmental Stewardship (10%)

As a community, we’re focused on environmental stewardship and teaching everyone how to help take care of Tahoe. The TBID supports efforts to encourage sustainable visitation by funding initiatives like additional trash collection during peak seasons at popular locations, pedestrian crossing management to reduce traffic congestion, and snow removal on year-round trails. It also supports efforts to proactively educate visitors on sustainable tourism tenets before they arrive and when they’re here.

Zone 1 Specific Services (15%)

Funds raised by the additional 1% levied on Zone 1 (lakeside) lodging businesses are allocated to activities that can include any services detailed in the other service categories (economic health and resiliency, community vitality, and environmental stewardship).

Finally, up to 2% of the annual TBID budget is paid to Placer County for administration of the collection of TBID, and a contingency holds a small percentage of the annual budget in reserve for higher than anticipated program costs, if any.

Want to learn more? Read the Management District Plan here.