Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:100.55 – A. The Louisiana Tourism Revival Program is established to provide grants to local and regional tourist commissions for marketing and promoting Louisiana as a tourism destination for
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:100.55
- Activity: means a distinct subset of functions or services within a program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
- Expenses: means amounts represented by cash paid out or by obligations to pay cash or partly by each for maintaining and operating government services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
- Fund: means an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts recording cash or other resources together with all related liabilities, obligations, reserves, and equities which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with regulations, restrictions, and limitations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
- Program: means a grouping of activities directed toward the accomplishment of a clearly defined objective or set of objectives. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
A. The Louisiana Tourism Revival Program is established to provide grants to local and regional tourist commissions for marketing and promoting Louisiana as a tourism destination for in-state and out-of-state travel activity. The division of administration shall administer the program.
B. The division of administration shall establish a program portal in which applications shall be submitted, and the division shall publish information on the program. The program portal page shall be operational no later than August 31, 2021.
C. In order to qualify to receive a grant award, the recipient shall be an official tourism commission, convention and visitors bureau, or official destination marketing organization.
D. The division of administration shall submit a plan for the administration and structure of the program to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget by July 31, 2021, for review and approval at the monthly August meeting. No grants shall be awarded prior to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approving the plan submitted by the division of administration.
E. The division of administration may utilize an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars collectively from the Louisiana Port Relief Fund and the Louisiana Tourism Revival Fund for administrative expenses associated with the Louisiana Port Relief Program and the Louisiana Tourism Revival Program.
Acts 2021, No. 410, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.