DomainsNewMedia.com, LLC v. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber Commerce

JUSTICE KITTREDGE :

This appeal presents the question of whether Appellant Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 1 due to its receipt and expenditure of certain funds designated for promoting tourism, which we will refer to collectively as accommodation tax funds. The Chamber's receipt and expenditure of these funds is pursuant to, and governed by, the Accommodations Tax (A-Tax) statute and Proviso 39.2 of the Appropriation Act for Budget Year 2012-2013.

Respondent DomainsNewMedia.com, LLC (Domains) filed a declaratory…