§ 661. Travel promotion matching fund program

There is established a travel promotion matching fund program to serve the following purposes:

(1) to allow the State of Vermont to provide part of the funds necessary for a travel promotion chamber or association to conduct promotional programs on a statewide or regional basis in order to increase the volume of nonresident visitation to the State or a particular region within the State;

(2) to strengthen and further encourage regional and statewide promotion by the private sector;

(3) to strengthen the State image by coordinating the promotional efforts of the private sector and the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. (Added 1979, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 22, 1980; amended 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(c).)