00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 341(RES)                                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council; and providing for                                             
02 an effective date."                                                                                                     
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 44.33.705(b) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (b)  If the commissioner determines that it is in the best interests of the state                                     
06 to promote the state as a destination through the cooperative marketing program, the                                    
07 commissioner shall contract with a single qualified trade association to jointly manage                                 
08 the council if the trade association agrees that, before the end of each fiscal year that                               
09 the contract covers, the association will contribute at least 25 [15] percent of the total                            
10 operating expenses of the council for that fiscal year.  The term of a contract under                                   
11 this section may not exceed two years.                                                                                  
12    * Sec. 2.  AS 44.66.010(a)(15) is amended to read:                                                                   
13   (15)  Alaska Tourism Marketing Council (AS 44.33.700) --                                                             
14 December 30, 1996 [1994];                                                                                             

01    * Sec. 3.  APPLICABILITY.  AS 44.33.705(b), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, applies                                
02 to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act.                                        
03    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).