Language Page 79, line 33, strike "$19,743,429" and insert "$18,743,429".Page 81, line 11, after "L." strike the remainder of the line and insert:"The Virginia Tourism Authority shall prepare a plan to establish regional visitor centers. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the number of such visitor centers to be established in the state; the size of each center in terms of square feet and the programs and services to be provided; the amount of operating and capital budgets for each center; the extent of state participation in funding the operating and capital budgets of such centers; the extent of local government and private sector participation needed before the state invests; and the relationship between the state welcome centers and regional visitor centers. The plan shall be submitted to the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by November 3, 1999.".Page 81, strike lines 12 through 14.
Explanation(This amendment removes the funding for regional visitor centers, and directs the Virginia Tourism Authority to prepare a plan for developing a system of regional visitor centers.)