Item 95 | First Year - FY1997 | Second Year - FY1998 |
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| Tourist Promotion (53600) | $15,860,922 | $19,172,322 |
| Travel Advertising (53603) | FY1997 $13,587,254 | FY1998 $16,624,253 |
| Travel Information Centers (53604) | FY1997 $824,000 | FY1998 $837,000 |
| Travel Management (53605) | FY1997 $1,449,668 | FY1998 $1,711,069 |
| Fund Sources: | | |
| General | FY1997 $15,036,922 | FY1998 $18,335,322 |
| Special | FY1997 $374,000 | FY1998 $387,000 |
| Commonwealth Transportation | FY1997 $450,000 | FY1998 $450,000 |
Authority: Title 2.1, Chapter 32.1, Code of Virginia, and Discretionary Inclusion.
A. Out of the amounts for the Partnership, the Director is authorized to expend from the general fund an amount not to exceed $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second year for entertainment expenses commonly borne by business. Further, such expenses shall be recorded separately by the agency.
B. The amounts appropriated for Travel Information Centers include $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the second year in revenue from fees paid by businesses for display space in the welcome centers operated by the Partnership. The Department of Transportation shall transfer to this Item $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the second year for continued operation of the Welcome Centers. The Department of Transportation shall provide maintenance at each facility.
C. Out of the amounts for Travel Advertising, the Partnership is authorized to spend $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year from the general fund to support the "See Virginia First" cooperative advertising program operated by the Virginia Association of Broadcasters.
D. Out of the amounts for Tourism Promotion is provided $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year from the general fund for a Regional Economic Development and Tourism Promotion Advertising Program. Funding from this program will be used on the basis of a 50 percent match by any group of at least three political jurisdictions for regional economic development and tourism promotion advertising campaigns.
E. Funds included in appropriations for Tourism Promotion shall be encumbered and used for no other purpose.
F. Out of the amounts for travel advertising, the Partnership is authorized to spend $110,000 the first year and $110,000 the second year from the general fund to support the "See Virginia First" cooperative advertising program operated by the Outdoor Advertising Association of Virginia.