Revised Code of Washington Chapter 43.384 — Tourism Marketing Authority

Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 43.384 · 9 active provisions

Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.010

Definitions

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Authority" means the Washington tourism marketing authority created in RCW 43.384.020.(2) "Board" means the Washington tourism marketing authority board of directors.(3) "Department" means the department of…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.020

Established—Duties—Administrative assistance

(1) The Washington tourism marketing authority is established as a public body constituting an instrumentality of the state of Washington.(2) The authority is responsible for contracting for statewide tourism marketing services that promote tourism on behalf of the citizens of the state, and for managing the authority'…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.030

Board of directors—Membership—Advisory committee—Procedures

(1) The authority must be governed by a board of directors. The board of directors must consist of:(a) Two members and two alternates from the house of representatives, with one member and one alternate appointed from each of the two major caucuses of the house of representatives by the speaker of the house of represen…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.040

Statewide tourism marketing account—Matching funds

The statewide tourism marketing account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from tax revenues under RCW 82.08.225 and moneys collected pursuant to RCW 19.430.020 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.050

Use of funds

(1) From amounts appropriated to the department for the authority and from other moneys available to it, the authority may incur expenditures for any purpose specifically authorized by this chapter including:(a) Entering into a contract for a multiple year statewide tourism marketing plan with a statewide nonprofit org…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.060

Receipt of gifts, grants authorized

The board may receive gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources that are made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the authority and spend gift, grants, or endowments or income from public or private sources according to their terms, unless the receipt o…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.800

Evaluation by joint legislative audit and review committee

The joint legislative audit and review committee must conduct an evaluation of the performance of the authority created in chapter 43.384 RCW and report its findings and recommendations, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, to the governor and the economic development committees of the senate and house of representatives…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.900

Findings—Purpose—2018 c 275

(1) The legislature finds that the tourism industry is the fourth largest economic sector in the state of Washington and provides general economic benefit to the state. Since 2011 there have been minimal general funds committed to statewide tourism marketing and Washington is the only state without a state-funded touri…

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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.384.901

Short title

This chapter may be known and cited as the statewide tourism marketing act.

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