HF 1506

1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to economic development; providing funding 
  1.3             for various tourism programs; appropriating money; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.63, 
  1.5             subdivision 4. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.63, 
  1.8   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  The office of tourism may market tourism-related 
  1.10  publications, trade, and media promotional material promotion 
  1.11  and advertising programs and information distribution to 
  1.12  businesses and organizations.  The proceeds from the marketing 
  1.13  must be placed in a special account revenue accounts and are 
  1.14  appropriated to the commissioner to prepare and distribute the 
  1.15  office's publications and media promotional materials implement 
  1.16  the programs for which the revenue is collected. 
  1.17     Sec. 2.  [TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM 
  1.18  APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.19     The sums in this section are appropriated from the general 
  1.20  fund, or another named fund, to the commissioner of trade and 
  1.21  economic development for the purposes specified to be available 
  1.22  for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The figures 
  1.23  "2000" and "2001," where used in this act, mean that the 
  1.24  appropriation or appropriations listed under them are available 
  1.25  for the year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, 
  2.1   respectively.  The term "first year" means the fiscal year 
  2.2   ending June 30, 2000, and "second year" means the fiscal year 
  2.3   ending June 30, 2001. 
  2.4                           SUMMARY BY FUND
  2.5                             2000          2001           TOTAL
  2.6   General               $13,433,000    $12,643,000    $26,076,000
  2.7   Trunk Highway             745,000        766,000      1,511,000
  2.8   TOTAL                  14,178,000     13,409,000     27,587,000
  2.9   To develop maximum private sector 
  2.10  involvement in tourism, $5,000,000 the 
  2.11  first year and $5,000,000 the second 
  2.12  year of the amounts appropriated for 
  2.13  marketing activities are contingent on 
  2.14  receipt of an equal contribution from 
  2.15  nonstate sources that have been 
  2.16  certified by the commissioner.  Up to 
  2.17  one-half of the match may be given in 
  2.18  in-kind contributions.  This 
  2.19  appropriation may not be spent until 
  2.20  the money is matched. 
  2.21  In order to maximize marketing grants 
  2.22  benefits, the commissioner must give 
  2.23  priority for joint venture marketing 
  2.24  grants to organizations with year-round 
  2.25  sustained tourism activities.  For 
  2.26  programs and projects submitted, the 
  2.27  commissioner must give priority to 
  2.28  those that attract nonresident 
  2.29  travelers to the state. 
  2.30  If an appropriation for either year for 
  2.31  grants is not sufficient, the 
  2.32  appropriation for the other year is 
  2.33  available for it. 
  2.34  The commissioner may use grant dollars 
  2.35  or the value of in-kind services to 
  2.36  provide the state contribution for the 
  2.37  partnership program. 
  2.38  Any unexpended money from general fund 
  2.39  appropriations made under this section 
  2.40  does not cancel but must be placed in a 
  2.41  special promotional account for use by 
  2.42  the office of tourism. 
  2.43  $874,000 the first year is appropriated 
  2.44  for enhancements to the Journey travel 
  2.45  information delivery systems.  This 
  2.46  appropriation requires $1 in matching 
  2.47  contributions of money from nonstate 
  2.48  sources for every $1 provided by this 
  2.49  appropriation.  This is a one-time 
  2.50  appropriation and is available until 
  2.51  spent.  
  2.52  The office must contract for a rigorous 
  2.53  outside evaluation of the effect of the 
  2.54  additional marketing dollars.