995049
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL Committee Amendment
SB2000 BGA 6
Senator(s) Hays moved the following amendment:
Section: 06 EXPLANATION:
On Page: 280 Provides up to $750,000 from the Hotel and
Restaurant Trust Fund be transferred to the Office
Spec App: 2134 of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to
continue the marketing campaign to promote tourism
related to the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill.
NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds
Recurring - 0 0 0
Non-Recurring - 0 0 0
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BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
DEPARTMENT OF
Program: Hotels And Restaurants
Compliance And Enforcement 79200100
In Section 06 On Page 280
2134 Expenses 040000 IOEA
Following Specific Appropriation 2134, INSERT:
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 2134, up to $750,000
from the Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund shall be transferred to the
Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to fund a contract
with the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Inc., a Florida
non-profit corporation, to continue the multi-media marketing campaign
begun in 2010 in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. This
campaign shall be conducted throughout the state and the southeastern
United States, pursuant to a plan approved and monitored by the office,
for the purpose of promoting tourism in those areas of the state
affected by the oil spill or the damaging public perception stemming
from that event.
995049 Log:0018 TXF/TXF 04/04/11 06:36:11 PM Senate Page: 1