BILL REQ. #:  H-4155.1 

Read first time 01/16/2006.   Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Agriculture & Trade.

     AN ACT Relating to the tourism development advisory committee; and amending RCW 43.330.095.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 43.330.095 and 1998 c 299 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The tourism ((development advisory)) policy committee is created within the department. The committee shall have a total of fifteen members. There shall be one member from each of the two largest political caucuses in the house of representatives and senate appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, respectively. The remaining eleven members shall be appointed by the ((director)) governor and shall represent the travel industry. When making appointments, the ((director)) governor shall ensure to the greatest extent possible that the industry representatives include all sectors of the travel industry in Washington state and are diverse with respect to region of the state, gender, and ethnicity.
     (2) The tourism ((development advisory)) policy committee shall meet at such times designated by the director but not less than ((twice)) four times per calendar year. The committee shall ((review and comment on)) develop the tourism development plan presented by the department and advise the director ((concerning)) on tourism activities the department should undertake.
     (((3) This section expires June 30, 2008.))