Maryland SB 628: Task Force on the Tourism Industry in Maryland

Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 628
C8 9lr1844

By: Senator Carter
Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2019
Assigned to: Finance

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Economic Development – Maryland Tourism Development Board – Grants 2

FOR the purpose of expanding the requirement that the Maryland Tourism Development 3
Board provide grants to certain tourism organizations by including nongovernmental 4
tourism organizations as authorized recipients of grants from the Board; and 5
generally relating to the Maryland Tourism Development Board. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Economic Development 8
Section 4–201 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2018 Replacement Volume) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Economic Development 13
Section 4–214 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2018 Replacement Volume) 16

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18

Article – Economic Development 19

4–201. 20

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21

(b) “Board” means the Maryland Tourism Development Board. 22

(c) “Fund” means the Maryland Tourism Development Board Fund. 23

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(d) “Office” means the Office of Tourism Development. 1

4–214. 2

The Board shall: 3

(1) set policies for spending money on tourism advertising, written and 4
graphic materials, cooperative and matching promotional programs, and other tourism and 5
travel developmental and promotional activities for the State; 6

(2) spend money of the Fund to plan, advertise, promote, assist, and 7
develop the tourism and travel industries in the State; and 8

(3) provide grants to destination marketing organizations AND TO 9
NONGOVERNMENTAL TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS for the purpose of attracting visitors 10
to the State of not less than: 11

(i) $2,350,000 in total for fiscal year 2011; and 12

(ii) $2,500,000 in total for fiscal year 2012 and for each fiscal year 13
thereafter. 14

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 15
1, 2019. 16