00                   SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 359(FIN)                                                                
01 "An Act making a supplemental appropriation for tourism marketing efforts; and                                          
02 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  TOURISM MARKETING.  (a)  The balance, not to exceed $5,171,500, of the                               
05 international trade and business endowment (AS 37.17.440) is appropriated to the Department                             
06 of Community and Economic Development for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, and                                    
07 June 30, 2003, for payment as a grant under AS 37.05.316 to the Alaska Travel Industry                                  
08 Association for additional tourism marketing efforts to mitigate the economic effects on the                            
09 Alaska tourism industry from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.                                                 
10       (b)  The sum of $828,500 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of                               
11 Community and Economic Development for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, and                                       
12 June 30, 2003, to match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, expenditures of nonstate funds by the                            
13 Alaska Travel Industry Association for tourism marketing.                                                               
14       (c)  It is the intent of the legislature that the funds appropriated by this Act represent                        

01 partial forward funding of the state funds portion of the qualified trade association contract for                      
02 fiscal year 2003.                                                                                                       
03       (d)  It is the intent of the legislature that, within 60 days after the effective date of this                    
04 Act, the Alaska Travel Industry Association provide a plan, other than instituting broad-based                          
05 taxes such as an income or sales tax, to generate industry funds to replace all state funding for                       
06 the tourism marketing program.                                                                                          
07       (e)  It is the intent of the legislature that the Alaska Travel Industry Association report                       
08 back to the legislature during deliberations on the fiscal year 2003 and fiscal year 2004                               
09 budgets on the results of the marketing program funded by this Act.                                                     
10    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).