SB2573: Department of Tourism; create.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create The "mississippi Tourism Reorganization Act"; To Create The Mississippi Department Of Tourism; To Require The Governor To Appoint, With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, An Executive Director Of The Department Of Tourism; To Prescribe The General Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Tourism And The Executive Director; To Authorize The Department Of Tourism To Establish A Program Of Grants To Be Matched By Tourism Entities In The State; To Authorize The Department Of Tourism To Sell Advertising And Other Tourism Promotional Information And To Create The Mississippi Department Of Tourism Advertising Fund; To Create The Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board To Assist The Department Of Tourism; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration, The Department Of Information Technology, And The State Personnel Board Shall Have The Powers Necessary In Carrying Out The Creation Of The Mississippi Department Of Tourism Required By This Act; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 1, 2025 Regular Session, To Divert A Portion Of Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Restaurants And Hotels Into The Department Of Tourism Advertising Fund Instead Of The Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Fund; To Repeal Section 57-1-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides General Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Development Authority With Respect To Tourism; To Repeal Section 57-1-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Establish A Program Of Grants To Finance, Promote And Advertise Local Tourist Attractions; To Repeal Section 57-1-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Transfer Of Functions Of The Travel And Tourism Division Of The Agricultural And Industrial Board To The Department Of Economic Development; To Repeal Section 57-1-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Transfer Of Powers And Duties Of State Agencies Relating To Tourism To The Mississippi Development Authority; To Repeal Section 57-1-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Mississippi Development Authority To Sell Advertising And Other Tourism Information And Creates The Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund; To Repeal Section 57-1-64.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board To Assist The Mississippi Development Authority; And For Related Purposes.