| This bill establishes the Regional Tourism Promotion Grant |
| Program to be administered by the Office of Tourism and Community |
| Development within the Department of Economic and Community |
| Development. Through the grant program, the 8 tourism regions of |
| the State may receive grants of up to $100,000 per year to |
| promote tourism in the regions. The bill lists criteria for |
| determining eligibility for the grants. The program is funded |
| primarily by directing the Commissioner of the Department of |
| Economic and Community Development to use $400,000 of the budget |
| of the Office of Tourism and Community Development's for grants. |
| The program may receive additional funds from other sources. |