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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15E.1 TOURISM 2000 FUND.
1 2 1. A tourism 2000 fund is created in the office of the
1 3 treasurer of state under the control of the department of
1 4 economic development. The fund shall consist of any moneys
1 5 appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose and any
1 6 other moneys available and obtained for placement in the fund.
1 7 2. By July 1 of each year, a regional tourism council may
1 8 apply to the department for financial assistance to stimulate
1 9 tourism and economic growth within the region. The
1 10 application shall state any project the applicant intends to
1 11 fund with financial assistance received from the department.
1 12 A joint project between two or more regional tourism councils
1 13 may be included in the application if the governing bodies of
1 14 each regional tourism council included in the joint project
1 15 approve the joint project and if each regional tourism council
1 16 included in the joint project applies for financial assistance
1 17 under this subsection. In determining which projects to
1 18 include in the application, the applicant shall, at a minimum,
1 19 consider the following:
1 20 a. The economic impact a project would have on the entire
1 21 region.
1 22 b. The financial need and availability of other funding
1 23 sources.
1 24 c. The importance of a project to the entire region.
1 25 3. On July 1 of each year, the department shall divide the
1 26 moneys in the tourism 2000 fund by the number of applications
1 27 received by the department and provide each applicant with an
1 28 equal amount of financial assistance. Financial assistance
1 29 received by a regional tourism council shall be used to fund
1 30 projects listed in the application.
1 31 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 15E.2 TOURISM 2000 CONGRESS.
1 32 1. Biennially, during even-numbered years, the director of
1 33 the department of economic development shall schedule and make
1 34 the necessary arrangements for a tourism 2000 congress. The
1 35 congress shall be held in Des Moines during the fall months.
2 1 2. Prior to each meeting of the congress, the governing
2 2 body of each regional tourism council shall select four
2 3 members from geographically distributed areas of the region to
2 4 represent the council at the meeting of the congress and shall
2 5 forward the names of the delegates to the director. A county
2 6 shall not be represented at the meeting of the congress by
2 7 more than one person.
2 8 3. The delegates to the tourism 2000 congress shall
2 9 evaluate and prioritize tourism projects that impact the
2 10 entire state. The congress shall organize, discuss, and make
2 11 recommendations to the governor, the general assembly, and the
2 12 department of economic development regarding issues concerning
2 13 the funding of large-scale tourism projects and activities
2 14 which exceed the resources of the tourism 2000 fund. The
2 15 director shall call the congress and serve as temporary
2 16 chairperson.
2 17 EXPLANATION
2 18 This bill establishes a tourism 2000 fund in the office of
2 19 the treasurer of state and under the control of the department
2 20 of economic development. The bill provides that a regional
2 21 tourism council may apply to the department for financial
2 22 assistance. The bill provides that the application shall
2 23 state any project the applicant intends to fund with financial
2 24 assistance received from the department. The bill provides
2 25 that a joint project between two or more regional tourism
2 26 councils may be included in the application if certain
2 27 conditions are met. The bill provides that on July 1 of each
2 28 year, the department shall divide the moneys in the tourism
2 29 2000 fund by the number of applications received by the
2 30 department and provide each applicant with an equal amount of
2 31 financial assistance. The bill provides that financial
2 32 assistance received by a regional tourism council shall be
2 33 used to fund projects listed in the application.
2 34 The bill provides for a tourism 2000 congress to meet
2 35 biennially to evaluate and prioritize tourism projects that
3 1 impact the entire state. The bill provides that each regional
3 2 tourism council shall select four members from geographically
3 3 distributed areas of the region to attend the meeting of the
3 4 congress. A county shall not be represented at a meeting of
3 5 the congress by more than one person. The director of the
3 6 department of economic development shall arrange and
3 7 coordinate the meetings of the congress and call the congress
3 8 and serve as the temporary chairperson. The congress shall
3 9 make recommendations to the governor, the general assembly,
3 10 and the department of economic development regarding issues
3 11 concerning the funding of large-scale tourism projects and
3 12 activities which exceed the resources of the tourism 2000
3 13 fund.
3 14 LSB 2595XS 78
3 15 tm/sc/14.2
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