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 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Positions & Amount Positions & Amount DELETE INSERT 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