HB 2492 Summary

• Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the tourism fund established by Arizona Revised Statutes section 41-2306.

• Appropriates one full-time equivalent (FTE) position in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the office of tourism.

• Allocates $500,000 of the appropriation to address impacts caused by increased tourism in rural areas of Arizona.

• Allocates $500,000 of the appropriation to increase promotional advertising in target cities outside Arizona where residents have demonstrated high propensity for travel to the state.