HB 1269

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Florida Commission on Tourism;
3	amending s. 288.1223, F.S.; increasing the membership of
4	the commission; revising financial disclosure requirements
5	for members of the commission; amending s. 288.1224, F.S.;
6	eliminating a duty of the commission to establish a
7	statewide advisory committee to assist with implementation
8	of a plan to protect and promote the natural, coastal,
9	historical, and cultural tourism assets of the state;
10	providing an effective date.
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12	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14	Section 1.  Paragraphs (a) and (i) of subsection (2) of
15	section 288.1223, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
16	288.1223  Florida Commission on Tourism; creation; purpose;
17	membership.--
18	(2)(a)  The commission shall consist of 17 general
19	tourism-industry-related members appointed by the Governor,
20	subject to confirmation by the Senate, and 15 14 additional
21	tourism-industry-related members, appointed by the Governor,
22	including 3 representatives from the statewide rental car
23	industry, 5 4 representatives from tourist-related statewide
24	associations, including those that represent hotels,
25	campgrounds, county destination marketing organizations,
26	restaurants, and attractions, 2 representatives from county
27	destination marketing organizations, 1 representative from the
28	cruise industry, 1 representative from an automobile and travel
29	services membership organization that has at least 2.8 million
30	members in Florida, 1 representative from the airline industry,
31	1 representative from the youth travel industry, and 1
32	representative from the space tourism industry, who will each
33	serve for a term of 2 years, the Governor, and 2 additional ex
34	officio members, who will serve for a term of 2 years, including
35	a member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate
36	and a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the
37	Speaker of the House of Representatives.
38	(i)  Each member of the commission who is not otherwise
39	required to shall file financial full and public disclosure
40	pursuant to of financial interests at the times and places and
41	in the same manner required of elected constitutional officers
42	under s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution or s. 112.3144,
43	shall file disclosure of financial interests pursuant to s.
44	112.3145 and any law implementing that provision.
45	Section 2.  Subsections (11) and (12) of section 288.1224,
46	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
47	288.1224  Powers and duties.--The commission:
48	(11)  Shall establish a statewide advisory committee of the
49	commission to assist the commission with implementation of a
50	plan to protect and promote all of the natural, coastal,
51	historical, and cultural tourism assets of this state. The
52	duties of the committee shall include, but are not limited to,
53	helping to develop and review nature-based tourism and heritage
54	tourism policies, coordinate governmental and private sector
55	interests in nature-based tourism and heritage tourism, and
56	integrate federal, state, regional, and local nature-based
57	tourism and heritage tourism marketing strategies. The chair of
58	the commission shall appoint members of the advisory committee
59	based upon recommendations from the commission. Members shall
60	include:
61	(a)  A representative of each of the following state
62	governmental organizations: the Department of Agriculture, the
63	Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of
64	Community Affairs, the Department of Transportation, the
65	Department of State, the Florida Greenways Coordinating Council,
66	and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
67	(b)  A representative of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
68	(c)  Representatives of regional nature-based tourism or
69	heritage tourism committees or associations that are established
70	by local tourism organizations throughout the state.
71	(d)  Representatives of the private sector with experience
72	in environmental, historical, cultural, recreational, or other
73	tourism-related activities.
74	(e)  Representatives of two not-for-profit environmental
75	organizations with expertise in environmental resource
76	protection and land management.
77	(f)  A representative from a local economic development
78	organization serving a rural community.
79	(g)  A representative from a local economic development
80	organization serving a nonrural community.
81	(h)  Representatives from any other organizations that the
82	chair of the commission, based upon recommendations from the
83	commission, deems appropriate.
84	(11)(12)  Shall incorporate nature-based tourism and
85	heritage tourism components into its comprehensive tourism
86	marketing plan for the state, including, but not limited to:
87	(a)  Promoting travel experiences that combine visits to
88	commercial destinations in the state with visits to nature-based
89	or heritage-based sites in the state;
90	(b)  Promoting travel experiences that combine visits to
91	multiple nature-based or heritage-based sites within a region or
92	within two or more regions in the state;
93	(c)  Assisting local and regional tourism organizations in
94	incorporating nature-based tourism and heritage tourism
95	components into local marketing plans and in establishing
96	cooperative local or regional advisory committees on nature-
97	based tourism and heritage tourism;
98	(d)  Working with local and regional tourism organizations
99	to identify nature-based tourism and heritage tourism sites,
100	including identifying private sector businesses engaged in
101	activities supporting or related to nature-based tourism and
102	heritage tourism; and
103	(e)  Providing guidance to local and regional economic
104	development organizations on the identification, enhancement,
105	and promotion of nature-based tourism and heritage tourism
106	assets as a component of the overall job-creating efforts of
107	such organizations.
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109	The marketing plan shall include specific provisions for
110	directing tourism promotion resources toward promotion and
111	development of nature-based tourism and heritage tourism. The
112	marketing plan shall also include provisions specifically
113	addressing promotion and development of nature-based tourism and
114	heritage tourism in rural communities in the state.
115	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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