Senate Bill sb0262

    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 262

    By Senator Fasano





    11-122-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to tourism; amending s.

  3         288.1223, F.S.; increasing the membership of

  4         the Florida Commission on Tourism to include a

  5         representative from the space tourism industry

  6         and a representative from the youth travel

  7         industry; amending s. 288.1226, F.S.;

  8         increasing the membership of the board of

  9         directors of the Florida Tourism Industry

10         Marketing Corporation, to conform; providing an

11         effective date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section

16  288.1223, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

17         288.1223  Florida Commission on Tourism; creation;

18  purpose; membership.--

19         (2)(a)  The commission shall consist of 17 general

20  tourism-industry-related members appointed by the Governor,

21  subject to confirmation by the Senate, and 13 11 additional

22  tourism-industry-related members, appointed by the Governor,

23  including 3 representatives from the statewide rental car

24  industry, 3 representatives from tourist-related statewide

25  associations, including those that represent hotels,

26  campgrounds, and attractions, 3 representatives from county

27  destination marketing organizations, 1 representative from the

28  cruise industry, and 1 representative from the airline

29  industry, 1 representative from the youth travel industry, and

30  1 representative from the space tourism industry, who will

31  each serve for a term of 2 years, the Governor, and 2

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 262
    11-122-04




 1  additional ex officio members, who will serve for a term of 2

 2  years, including a member of the Senate appointed by the

 3  President of the Senate and a member of the House of

 4  Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of

 5  Representatives.

 6         Section 2.  Subsection (4) of section 288.1226, Florida

 7  Statutes, is amended to read:

 8         288.1226  Florida Tourism Industry Marketing

 9  Corporation; use of property; board of directors; duties;

10  audit.--

11         (4)  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.--The board of directors of the

12  corporation shall be composed of 30 28

13  tourism-industry-related members, appointed by the Florida

14  Commission on Tourism from its own membership.  The vice chair

15  of the commission shall serve as chair of the corporation's

16  board of directors.

17         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

18  law.

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21                          SENATE SUMMARY

22    Adds one member from the space tourism industry and one
      member from the youth travel industry to the Commission
23    on Tourism.

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