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MS HB1559

Bill

Status

Failed

4/7/2011

Primary Sponsor

Jessica Upshaw

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Board of Supervisors of Hancock County to enter into contracts with not-for-profit organizations for advertising, marketing, and promotion of tourism and conventions in the county.

  • Preserves the existing Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau and does not dissolve its authority or functions.

  • Amends Chapter 1019, Local and Private Laws of 1996, to add this contracting authority while maintaining the bureau's operational structure and funding mechanisms.

  • Establishes that the board's authority to contract with not-for-profit organizations is discretionary and supplemental to the bureau's existing responsibilities.

  • Sunsets on July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Hancock County; authorize board of supervisors to enter into certain contracts to promote tourism.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/7/2011

Full Bill Text

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