HB494ENROLLED Page 0 XF96ZZ-2 By Representative Oliver (N & P) RFD: Local Legislation First Read: 18-May-23 2023 Regular Session 1 2 3 4 5 HB494 EnrolledHB494 Enrolled Page 1 Enrolled, An Act, Relating to Tallapoosa County; to establish the Lake Martin-Tallapoosa County Tourism and Visitors Bureau; to provide for the board of directors of the bureau; and to authorize the board to receive and expend funds for the promotion of tourism. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) The Lake Martin-Tallapoosa County Tourism and Visitors Bureau is established in Tallapoosa County for the purpose of promoting tourism in the county. (b) The Lake Martin-Tallapoosa County Tourism and Visitors Bureau shall be managed by a board of directors composed of all of the following: (1) Two members appointed by the Tallapoosa County Commission. (2) One member of the City Council of the City of Alexander City appointed by the city council. (3) One member appointed by the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce. (4) One member to represent Wind Creek State Park appointed by the board members provided for in subdivisions (1) to (3). (5) One member of the Dadeville Chamber of Commerce appointed by the board members provided for in subdivisions (1) to (3). (6) One member from the hotel and lodging community in the county appointed by the board members provided for in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HB494 EnrolledHB494 Enrolled Page 2 subdivisions (1) to (3). (c) The board may appoint additional advisory members as nonvoting members of the board. (d) Each board member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority. (e) The board may receive and expend state, county, municipal, and other public funds and funds from private sources. All funds shall be expended to promote tourism in Tallapoosa County and in the Lake Martin and surrounding area. Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 HB494 EnrolledHB494 Enrolled Page 3 ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 24-May-23. John Treadwell Clerk Senate 01-Jun-23 Passed 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66