Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Tourism; require local tourism entities to conduct an annual audit, MDA may contract with entities for regional tourism promotion.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/23 (S) Referred To Economic Development and Tourism | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Dearing
Additional Authors: Burton, Walls
Code Section: A 057-0001-0059
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 17-3-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CONVENTION BUREAUS AND LOCAL TOURISM COMMISSIONS TO CONTRACT FOR AN ANNUAL AUDIT WITH A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM; TO AMEND SECTION 57-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL TOURISM ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR TOURISM PROMOTION; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FORMULATION OF REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR TOURISM PROMOTION, TO REQUIRE THAT LOCAL TOURISM ENTITIES ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE AUTHORITY AS A PRECONDITION TO RECEIVING ANY STATE GRANTS TO PROMOTE TOURISM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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