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IAAPA urges members to push for more government support

April 9, 2020

The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions is encouraging members to reach out to their elected officials for additional federal help to weather the coronavirus epidemic, according to a press release.

IAAPA encourages members to include the following request in future funding bills:

• Expand the affiliation code exemption for 500 employees per location to include NAICS 71, the attractions industry NAICS code, to allow industry members to be eligible for small business interruption loans.
• Change the CARES Act definition of small business, which is a business with 500 or fewer employees, to include small attractions and other industry businesses that may have over 500 employees at a given time, but a substantial percentage of their employees are part-time, seasonal and temporary employees. The current definition doesn't accurately reflect size for these businesses.
• Provide additional relief for businesses such as amusement parks and attractions, which may not be fully open once the crisis is over since these businesses bring groups of people together.
• Increase funding for small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program. 

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