Colorado Tourism Office

C.R.S. tit. 24, art. 49.7
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C.R.S. § 24-49.7-101 Legislative declaration - policy

24-49.7-101. Legislative declaration - policy. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the tourism and travel industries are vital to the general welfare, economic well-being, and employment opportunities of the state and its communities and citizens and that the continued health and expansion of these industries requires a long-term and continuing investment by the state in the planning, promotion, coordination, and development of Colorado as a quality national and international tourist and travel destination. (2) The general assembly therefore declares it to be the policy of this state to guide, stimulate, and promote the coordinated, efficient, and beneficial development of tourism and travel in Colorado. In addition, it is the policy of this state to provide a long-term and continuing investment in tourism and travel promotion and to support such investment with general fund revenues. (3) The general assembly further finds and declares that the promotion and development of tourism and travel requires a unified, consistent, and positive statewide effort to be successful and that it is the policy of the state that all levels of state government participate in attaining the state policies expressed in this section. To this end, all state departments shall cooperate with the Colorado tourism office created in this article and shall, to the extent possible, assist the office in its efforts by making property and services available to the office that will facilitate or reduce the costs of such promotion and development. In addition, the Colorado tourism office and all state departments shall cooperate with the tourism and travel industries to further the policies expressed in this section.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-102 Definitions

24-49.7-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Additional source fund" means the Colorado travel and tourism additional source fund created in section 24-49.7-106 (2). (2) "Board" means the board of directors of the Colorado tourism office created in section 24-49.7-103. (3) "Fund" means the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund created in section 24-49.7-106 (1). (4) "Member" means a member appointed to the board pursuant to section 24-49.7-103. (5) "Office" means the Colorado tourism office created in section 24-49.7-103.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-103 Colorado tourism office - creation - board of directors - definitions

24-49.7-103. Colorado tourism office - creation - board of directors - definitions. (1) In order to implement the state policies declared in this article, there is hereby created within the office of the governor the Colorado tourism office. The office shall be governed by a board of directors. (2) (a) The board shall consist of fifteen members. It is the intent of the general assembly that members on the board shall represent diverse geographic areas, statewide associations, and small business owners who can show a direct correlation between the success of the statewide efforts of the office and the economic support of their community and the industry they represent. (b) Eleven members shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Two of such members shall represent small business owners and two shall be residents of a small community. As used in this subsection (2), "small business" shall be defined for each representative industry by the association that represents that industry and "small community" shall mean a city or town with fewer than fifty persons employed full-time in tourism-based industries in such city or town or a permanent population of less than fifteen thousand people. Of the members appointed by the governor, two shall be appointed at large from tourism-based industries and one member shall be appointed from each of the following industries and groups from lists submitted by such industries and groups: (I) The hotel, motel, and lodging industry; (II) The food, beverage, and restaurant industry; (III) The ski industry; (IV) Private travel attractions and casinos; (V) Other outdoor recreation industries; (VI) Tourism-related transportation industries; (VII) The tourism-related retail industry; (VIII) The destination marketing industry; and (IX) Cultural event and facility groups. (c) Two members shall be from the house of representatives to be appointed as follows: One member shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives. Two members shall be from the senate to be appointed as follows: One member shall be appointed by the president of the senate, and one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The four legislative members shall be appointed as soon as practicable after the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly. Terms of members appointed pursuant to this subsection (2)(c) shall expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly. Subsequent appointments or reappointments shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date, and members shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed. Legislative members may be appointed for succeeding terms as long as they are serving as members of the general assembly. The person making the original appointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. (3) The term of each member appointed by the governor is four years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than three members' terms expire in the same year. A member appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy arising other than by expiration of a member's term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom he or she is to succeed and any such appointment shall be made within ninety days after the vacancy occurs. Any member appointed by the governor shall be eligible for reappointment for one additional four-year term. in the same year. A member appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy arising other than by expiration of a member's term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom he or she is to succeed and any such appointment shall be made within ninety days after the vacancy occurs. Any member appointed by the governor shall be eligible for reappointment for one additional four-year term. (4) A member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority. The chairperson of the board shall be elected annually by members of the board at their first meeting held after the commencement of each state fiscal year. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for conducting the business of the board. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the members present at the meeting shall be the act of the board. (5) The board shall meet quarterly or at such other times as the chairperson may determine. (6) Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, C.R.S., members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The board shall adopt such rules governing its procedure as it may consider necessary or advisable and shall keep a record of its proceedings, which record shall be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-104 Powers and duties of the board

24-49.7-104. Powers and duties of the board. (1) The board has the following powers and duties: (a) To adopt an annual operating budget for the office; (b) To set and administer policies regarding expenditures from the fund and the additional source fund for travel and tourism promotion, written and graphic materials, cooperative and matching promotional efforts, and other travel and tourism developmental and promotional activities benefitting the state; (c) To annually gather and disseminate statistical information on the travel and tourism marketing effort, the amount and manner of expending public and private moneys in promoting travel and tourism, and the economic effect of the travel and tourism marketing effort upon the state. Such information shall be provided to the general assembly and the travel and tourism industry as a benchmark to measure the regional and statewide success of the prior year's efforts and to guide the efforts of subsequent years. (d) To plan for the promotion and development of the travel and tourism industries; (e) To cooperate with other public and private agencies and organizations in the development and promotion of Colorado's travel and tourism industries; (f) To gather and disseminate information on Colorado's travel and tourism industries and to operate state visitors' centers for the purpose of disseminating such information; (g) To purchase or lease real and personal property deemed necessary for the operation of visitors' centers or for any other activities of the board; (h) To contract for those services and materials required by the activities of the board. Such services may include any administrative, secretarial, clerical, or other staff or personnel services deemed necessary. (i) To expend moneys in the fund and the additional source fund for the planning, advertising, promotion, assistance, and development of tourism and travel industries in this state, for reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the board as authorized in section 24-49.7-103, and for operational expenses of the board; (j) To accept and administer federal grant-in-aid moneys and to accept and administer donations and gifts of other moneys, property, or services devoted to the development and promotion of tourism and travel in the state; (k) To finance and govern the operation and development of a toll-free telephone number and an internet site promoting travel and tourism in the state and the state visitors' guide as state-owned assets; (l) To engage in activities for which private moneys can be secured and used for promotional activities including, but not limited to, telecommunications promotions, publication of privately financed electronic and paper visitor guides, and similar activities; (m) To ensure that contracts involving the expenditure of moneys from the fund and the additional source fund are granted on a fair and equitable basis and that the purchasing value of such moneys is maximized to the fullest extent possible; (n) To sue and be sued as a board, without individual liability, for acts of the board within the scope of the powers conferred upon it by this article; (o) Repealed. (p) To exercise any other powers or perform any other duties that are consistent with the purposes for which the office was created and that are reasonably necessary for the fulfillment of the board's assigned responsibilities. (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that, in addition to its other duties, the board attempt to initiate joint efforts between public and private entities, joint marketing programs, and privately financed tourism promotional ventures when such activities are consistent with the powers and duties of the board.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-105 Administrative costs - transfer of employees

24-49.7-105. Administrative costs - transfer of employees. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any administrative expenses and any staffing or other resource requirements associated with the office or the expenditure of moneys from the fund and the additional source fund shall be met with existing employees transferred from the department of local affairs and the Colorado office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101 pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and with a combination of existing staff, office space, and resources of the office of the governor at the time the office is created. (2) The board may expend moneys in the additional source fund for administrative expenses associated with the office or the expenditure of moneys from the fund or the additional source fund. (3) (a) On and after August 1, 2000, employees of the department of local affairs prior to said date whose duties and functions concerned the duties and functions assumed by the office pursuant to this section and whose employment in the office is deemed necessary by the administrator of the office to carry out the purposes of this article shall be transferred to the office and become employees thereof. (b) On and after March 18, 2003, three full-time equivalent personnel positions of the Colorado office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101 shall be transferred to the Colorado tourism office created in section 24-49.7-103. The employees shall be employees appointed by the governor and not classified employees in the state personnel system. (4) Any employees transferred to the office pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section who are classified employees in the state personnel system shall retain all rights to the personnel system and retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and regulations.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-106 Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund - Colorado travel and tourism additional source fund - creation - nature of funds

24-49.7-106. Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund - Colorado travel and tourism additional source fund - creation - nature of funds. (1) There is hereby created a fund in the state treasury to be known as the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund, which shall be administered by the board and which shall consist of: (a) All money transferred thereto in accordance with sections 38-13-801.5 (3) and 44-30-701 (2); and (b) Any moneys appropriated thereto by the general assembly. (2) There is hereby created a fund in the state treasury to be known as the Colorado travel and tourism additional source fund, which shall be administered by the board and which shall consist of: (a) Any grants, donations, gifts, or other moneys provided to the state for the promotion of travel or tourism in the state; and (b) All moneys that otherwise may be made available to the additional source fund or the office to be expended for the purposes set forth in this article. (3) (a) The moneys in the fund shall be annually appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this article. All moneys not appropriated, including interest earned on the investment or deposit of moneys in the fund, shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year. Any moneys not expended or encumbered from any appropriation at the end of any fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in the next fiscal year without further appropriation. (b) The moneys in the additional source fund shall be continuously appropriated for the purposes of this article. All moneys not expended, including interest earned on the investment or deposit of moneys in the fund, shall remain in the additional source fund and shall not revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year. (4) and (5) Repealed. (6) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section to the contrary, on June 30, 2011, the state treasurer shall deduct two million five hundred thousand dollars from the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund and transfer such sum to the general fund.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-107 Exemption from procurement code

24-49.7-107. Exemption from procurement code. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the office and the expenditure of moneys from the fund and the additional source fund shall not be subject to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of this title.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-108 Audit requirements

24-49.7-108. Audit requirements. On or before August 1, 2002, and not less than every five years thereafter, the state auditor shall review or cause to be reviewed the manner in which moneys from the fund and the additional source fund are expended, any contracts entered into pursuant to this article, and the activities of the board and the office to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article. Upon completing such audit, the state auditor shall provide a report to the governor and the general assembly reviewing the findings of the audit and making recommendations for statutory changes, if any.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-109 Colorado meeting and events incentive program - creation - policies - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal

24-49.7-109. Colorado meeting and events incentive program - creation - policies - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe impacts on Colorado residents and businesses, including those in the tourism and travel industries; (b) The COVID-19 pandemic and the capacity restrictions, social distancing, and other public health measures implemented to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the cancellation or delay of conventions, meetings, festivals, and other events that generate business and revenue for Colorado communities; (c) Other events have been redesigned to accommodate public health measures, which may increase costs to organizers and participating businesses and individuals; (d) The cancellations, delays, and additional costs have furthered the economic harm of the COVID-19 pandemic to Colorado communities, businesses, and residents across the state by eliminating or reducing a valuable stream of business earnings and tax revenues; (e) Creating incentives to bring meetings and events back to Colorado and ensure that planned events are not cancelled or delayed will help provide needed growth and recovery to the tourism and travel industries, which play an essential role in the state's economy; (f) Establishing a meeting and events incentive program will encourage meetings and events planners to book events in Colorado, bolster the tourism and travel economy with predictable and significant revenues from events, and build Colorado's market share for meetings and events-based tourism; (g) Creating a meeting and events incentive program provides an important mechanism to ensure the state's economic recovery from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; (h) The state money contributed to a meeting and events incentive program therefore serves an important and discrete public purpose in securing the state's economic and overall recovery from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and (i) Supporting the state's recovery from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is the primary purpose of the meeting and events incentive program and outweighs any benefit to private individuals or entities. (2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "COVID-19-related costs" means hard costs that are directly related to complying with public health orders or other mandates issued by a competent government authority in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as determined by the office in the guidelines established pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. (b) "Eligible event" means a meeting, conference, festival, or other event that: (I) Takes place in Colorado between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024; (II) Generates at least twenty-five paid overnight stays at a lodging establishment as defined in section 6-25-201 (2), or a hotel, motel, resort, vacation rental, or other public establishment as defined in section 6-25-101 (3); (III) Can demonstrate a significant economic benefit for a host community in accordance with guidelines established by the office pursuant to subsection (4) of this section; and (IV) Meets any additional criteria established by the office in the guidelines established pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. (c) "Fund" means the Colorado meeting and events incentive program fund created in subsection (5) of this section. (d) "Hard costs" means actual incurred costs associated with hosting an event, including costs for rental space, food, nonalcoholic beverages, audio-visual equipment and other technology, transportation, or other actual incurred costs as determined by the office in the guidelines established pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. "Hard costs" does not include the purchase of alcohol beverages as defined in section 44-3-103 (2). ed costs associated with hosting an event, including costs for rental space, food, nonalcoholic beverages, audio-visual equipment and other technology, transportation, or other actual incurred costs as determined by the office in the guidelines established pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. "Hard costs" does not include the purchase of alcohol beverages as defined in section 44-3-103 (2). (e) "Program" means the Colorado meeting and events incentive program created in subsection (3) of this section. (3) (a) There is hereby created within the office the Colorado meeting and events incentive program to provide rebates and direct support to eligible events. Subject to available appropriations, the office shall provide rebates and direct support as provided in this section and pursuant to the guidelines adopted by the office pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. The costs of the program, including the costs of marketing and promotion shall be paid out of the fund. (b) The program may provide: (I) A rebate of up to ten percent of the hard costs of an eligible event; (II) A rebate of up to twenty-five percent for the COVID-19-related costs of an eligible event; and (III) Direct support for attracting eligible events that affect multiple counties and have the potential to generate significant economic impact; except that the total costs of all such direct support must not exceed five percent of the total appropriation for the program. (c) The primary organizer or booking agent of an eligible event may apply for rebates for an eligible event as provided in this section, subject to the guidelines adopted by the office pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. (4) (a) The office shall establish and publicize guidelines for the program. At a minimum, the guidelines must address: (I) The process for a primary organizer or booking agent to apply for and receive a rebate under the program; (II) Any additional eligibility criteria for eligible events; (III) Criteria for determining who is the primary organizer or booking agent of an eligible event that can apply for and receive a rebate for the eligible event; (IV) The documentation or reporting required from recipients under the program; (V) The percentage rebate that is available for hard costs and COVID-19-related costs for eligible events; and (VI) The hard costs and COVID-19-related costs that are eligible for rebates under the program. The office shall consult with industry stakeholders in determining which hard costs and COVID-19-related costs are eligible for rebates under the program. (b) In establishing the guidelines for the program, the office shall consider mechanisms to: (I) Make rebates and direct support available equitably and proportionally across the state; (II) Prioritize events with the potential to generate local business earnings and local tax revenues; (III) Attract new eligible events to the state through the use of rebates and direct support; and (IV) Make rebates and direct support available to retain existing eligible events where there is a demonstrated likelihood of cancellation, delay, or relocation in the absence of support and the cancellation, delay, or relocation would create significant harm for local business earnings and local tax revenues. (c) The office may modify or amend the guidelines to respond to changes in the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, modifications to public health orders and other responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, or changes in other circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. (5) (a) The Colorado meeting and events incentive program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund in accordance with subsection (5)(d) of this section and any other money that the general assembly appropriates or transfers to the fund. anges in other circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. (5) (a) The Colorado meeting and events incentive program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund in accordance with subsection (5)(d) of this section and any other money that the general assembly appropriates or transfers to the fund. (b) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. (c) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the office for the purposes specified in this section. The office may expend up to seven percent of the money appropriated to the fund to pay for its direct and indirect costs in implementing and administering this section. As used in this subsection (5)(c), "direct and indirect costs" does not include the costs of marketing and promoting the program. (d) On June 14, 2021, the state treasurer shall transfer ten million dollars from the general fund to the Colorado meeting and events incentive program fund created in subsection (5)(a) of this section. (e) The state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund on December 31, 2024, to the general fund. (6) The office may contract with a third party or parties to administer the program. (7) On or before July 1, 2022, and on or before July 1 of the next three years, the office shall submit a report detailing the expenditure of money appropriated to the program to the governor and to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee and the senate business, labor, and technology committee, or their successor committees. (8) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

C.R.S. § 24-49.7-110 Colorado dark sky designation technical assistance grant program - funding - report - legislative declaration - definitions

24-49.7-110. Colorado dark sky designation technical assistance grant program - funding - report - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The aesthetic beauty and wonder of natural dark skies at night are inherent to the character and allure of the state; (b) The growing problem of light pollution, including sky glow, glare, and light trespass, which is also known as spill light, is attributed to the use of artificial light at night and has been scientifically linked to negative effects on the health and well-being of people, plants, and animals, while natural dark skies at night have been scientifically linked to positive health effects; (c) The nighttime environment is both a natural and cultural resource; (d) Dark sky tourism combines elements of astrotourism, cultural heritage tourism, nature and wildlife tourism, and health and wellness tourism and emphasizes stewardship of the nighttime environment; (e) The International Dark-Sky Association, referred to in this section as the "IDA", endeavors to preserve dark skies at night and to increase the number of places that have dark skies at night by reducing artificial light pollution through a variety of means, including an international dark sky places program, hereinafter referred to as the "IDSP program". Under the IDSP program, a community or other place that satisfies specified criteria can be certified by the IDA as one of the following types of designated dark sky places: (I) An international dark sky community; (II) An international dark sky park; (III) An international dark sky reserve; (IV) An international dark sky sanctuary; or (V) An urban night sky place; (f) Increasing numbers of Coloradans and Colorado communities are recognizing the economic, ecological, cultural, and societal benefits of preserving and expanding dark sky places by implementing IDA-approved lighting initiatives and applying for designated dark sky place status under the IDSP program, but many Coloradans and Colorado communities either do not yet know about the benefits of preserving and expanding dark sky places or about the IDSP program or require technical assistance to take the steps necessary to achieve designated dark sky place status for a community or other place; (g) Through dark sky education, outreach, practices, and policies, a connection to the natural nighttime environment can be reestablished for present and future generations; and (h) It therefore serves primarily a public purpose and is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interest of all Coloradans to provide funding to the office so that the office can: (I) Provide technical assistance grants to applicants seeking support for an application to the IDA for a community or place to be certified by the IDA as a designated dark sky place; and (II) Contract with the IDA and the Colorado chapter of the IDA to help the office administer the grant program, promote the preservation and expansion of designated dark sky places in the state in accordance with best stewardship practices, and promote tourism opportunities in designated dark sky places in the state. (2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Additional source fund" means the Colorado travel and tourism additional source fund created in section 24-49.7-106 (2). (b) "Applicant" means a community, individual, group of individuals, or entity that has applied to the IDA to have a community or other place certified by the IDA as a designated dark sky place and that applies for a grant. (c) "Colorado chapter of the IDA" means a Colorado single member limited liability company that has the IDA as its sole member relationship. eated in section 24-49.7-106 (2). (b) "Applicant" means a community, individual, group of individuals, or entity that has applied to the IDA to have a community or other place certified by the IDA as a designated dark sky place and that applies for a grant. (c) "Colorado chapter of the IDA" means a Colorado single member limited liability company that has the IDA as its sole member relationship. (d) "Designated dark sky place" means a place in Colorado that is certified by the IDA through the IDSP program as an international dark sky community, international dark sky park, international dark sky reserve, international dark sky sanctuary, or urban night sky place. (e) "IDA technical assistance" means assistance provided by the IDA to an applicant for the purpose of helping the applicant satisfy the requirements for the certification by the IDA of a community or place as a designated dark sky place. (f) "Program" means the Colorado dark sky designation technical assistance grant program established by the office as required by subsection (3) of this section. (g) "Technical assistance grant" or "grant" means an award made by the office to an applicant to pay for IDA technical assistance in accordance with the requirements of this section and the policies established by the office pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. (3) (a) The office shall establish the Colorado dark sky designation technical assistance grant program in accordance with the requirements of this section and the policies that the office establishes pursuant to this subsection (3). The program may provide technical assistance grants from the additional source fund to applicants. The office shall establish policies for the program including policies that govern the grant application process and require applicants to demonstrate community and stakeholder support, as defined in the policies, for the designated dark sky place application for the community or other place to which the grant application pertains. The office may contract with the IDA and the Colorado chapter of the IDA to help the office develop its program policies, evaluate grant applications, and make recommendations to the office regarding which applicants should receive grant awards and what the amount of each award should be. (b) The office, on its own, in consultation with the IDA and the Colorado chapter of the IDA, or by contracting with the IDA and the Colorado chapter of the IDA, shall provide general education and outreach about dark skies and specifically promote responsible and sustainable tourism opportunities in designated dark sky places in the state. (4) On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer thirty-five thousand dollars from the general fund to the additional source fund. Notwithstanding section 24-49.7-106 (3)(b), the office shall spend this money, which is continuously appropriated to the office, only: (a) To make technical assistance grants; (b) If the office contracts with the IDA and the Colorado chapter of the IDA as authorized by subsection (3) of this section, to pay the IDA and the Colorado chapter of the IDA in accordance with the terms of the contract to: (I) Assist in administering the grant program; (II) Provide general education about and promote general awareness of the benefits of preserving and expanding dark sky places and the importance of using best stewardship practices when managing access to dark sky places; and (III) Specifically promote responsible and sustainable tourism opportunities in designated dark sky places in the state; and (I) Assist in administering the grant program; (II) Provide general education about and promote general awareness of the benefits of preserving and expanding dark sky places and the importance of using best stewardship practices when managing access to dark sky places; and (III) Specifically promote responsible and sustainable tourism opportunities in designated dark sky places in the state; and (c) To cover the office's direct and indirect costs of administering and implementing the program. (5) On or before November 1, 2023, the office shall submit a report detailing the expenditure of the money transferred to the additional source fund pursuant to subsection (4) of this section to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee and the senate business, labor, and technology committee, or their successor committees. The report shall specify the grant-supported actions taken in furtherance of designating new dark sky places and indicate how many grant recipients have opened and maintained an active case file with the IDA or have had a community or other place certified by the IDA as a designated dark sky place.
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