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EXHIBIT A Interpretation: Added language is shown by double underlining. Deleted language is shown by thwoble Exxcept as expressly shown on this Exhibit A, the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia is not otherwise amended. 1. Article X of Chapter 35 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) is amended by amending Section 35 -441 as follows: Sec. 35 -441. Definitions. Except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall, for the purpose of this article, have the following respective meanings: Accommodations Fee means the room charge less the discount room charge if any, provided that the accommodations fee shall not be less than S0. Accommodations Intermediary means any person other than an accommodations provider that (i) facilitates a retail sale and (ii) either (a) charges a room charge to the customer, and charges an accommodations fee to the customer, which fee it retains as compensation for facilitating the sale: (b) collects a room charge from the customer; or c) charges a fee, other than an accommodations fee, to the customer, which fee it retains as compensation for facilitating the sale. For purposes of this definition, "facilitates the sale" includes brokering, coordinating, or in any other way arranging for the purchase of the right to use lodging via a transaction directly, including via one or more ap yment processors, between a customer and an accommodations provider. The term "accommodations intermediary" does not include a person: (1) if the lodging is provided by an accommodations provider operating under a trademark, trade name, or service mark belonging to such person: (2) who facilitates the sale of lodging if (i) the price paid by the customer to such person is equal to the price paid by such person to the accommodations provider for the use of the lodging and (ii) the only compensation received by such person for facilitating the sale of the lodging is a commission paid by the accommodations provider to such person; or (3) who is a licensed as a real estate_ licensee pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia of 1950 when acting within the scope of such license. Accommodations Provider means anv person that furnishes lodging to the general public for compensation. The term "furnishes" includes the sale of use _o_ or possession or the sale of the right to use or possess. Customer means a transient or a person paving for lodging on behalf of a transient. Discount Room Charge means the full amount charged by the accommodations provider to the accommodations intermediary, or an affiliate thereof, for furnishing the lodging.