A. As used in this section:
"Promoting tourism" means activities and expenditures designed to increase tourism in Virginia, including (i) advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing information for the purpose of attracting and welcoming tourists; (ii) developing strategies to expand tourism; (iii) funding the promotion or marketing operations of a tourism entity; and (iv) funding marketing and operations of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.
"Tourism entity" means a locality, a destination marketing organization, or a regional attractions marketing agency.
B. For each fiscal year, an amount estimated to be equal to the amount of revenue collected from all state taxes imposed under Chapter 6 (§ 58.1-600 et seq.) of Title 58.1, after accounting for all designations and distributions of such revenue under § 58.1-638, on accommodations fees, as defined in § 58.1-602, shall be appropriated to the Authority for the purpose of providing grants to promote tourism pursuant to the provisions of this section. The amount of grants available under the program for a fiscal year shall be limited to the amount appropriated under this subsection.
C. The Authority shall administer a program to provide grants to tourism entities for the purpose of promoting tourism in Virginia. To be eligible for a grant, a tourism entity shall demonstrate that its proposed use of the grant will have a positive and significant impact on tourism in Virginia. Grants shall be subject to the following restrictions:
1. No more than 50 percent of the funds available for a fiscal year shall be distributed for the purposes of promotion or marketing operations of a tourism entity or for special events or grants.
2. Funding for the promotion or marketing operations of a tourism entity, special events, or grants shall require a 50 percent cash or in-kind match from the grant recipient.
3. Recipients located in the same qualifying region, as defined in § 2.2-2484, shall not be awarded more than 20 percent, in the aggregate of all grants awarded within such region, of the total funds available for a fiscal year.
4. A single recipient of funding under this section shall not be awarded more than 15 percent of the total funds available for a fiscal year. This subdivision shall not apply to contracts entered into by the Authority for statewide tourism promotion or marketing.
5. Funds available for disbursement shall not be used for capital projects or for the design, construction, rehabilitation, repair, installation, or purchase of any building, structure, or sign in Virginia.
D. The Authority shall promulgate guidelines and regulations as it deems necessary to implement this section.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 383.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
§ 2.2-2201. Short title; definitions
§ 2.2-2202. Declaration of public purpose; Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority created
§ 2.2-2203. Board of directors; members and officers; Executive Director
§ 2.2-2203.3. Employees; employment; personnel rules
§ 2.2-2203.4. Trust for postemployment benefits authorized; administration
§ 2.2-2204. Powers of the Authority
§ 2.2-2206. Trust indenture or agreement securing bonds
§ 2.2-2207. Moneys received deemed trust funds
§ 2.2-2208. Proceedings by bondholder or trustee to enforce rights
§ 2.2-2209. Bonds made securities for investment and deposit
§ 2.2-2210. Refunding bonds; bonds for refunding and for costs of additional projects
§ 2.2-2211. Grants or loans of public or private funds
§ 2.2-2212. Moneys of Authority
§ 2.2-2213. Forms of accounts and records; audit; annual report
§ 2.2-2214. Exemption from taxes or assessments
§ 2.2-2216. Appropriations by any government
§ 2.2-2217. Conveyance, lease or transfer of property by a city or county to the Authority
§ 2.2-2234. Short title; declaration of public purpose; Authority created
§ 2.2-2235.1. Board of directors; members and officers; Chief Executive Officer
§ 2.2-2236. Powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer
§ 2.2-2236.1. Internal auditor; duties
§ 2.2-2237. Powers of Authority
§ 2.2-2237.2. Office of the Attorney General to provide instruction to Board
§ 2.2-2237.3. Division of Incentives
§ 2.2-2238. Economic development services
§ 2.2-2239. Planning and research
§ 2.2-2239.1. Advisory Committee on Business Development and Marketing
§ 2.2-2239.2. Advisory Committee on International Trade
§ 2.2-2240. Nonstock corporation to assist economic development
§ 2.2-2240.2:1. Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund
§ 2.2-2240.4. Virginia New Jobs Program
§ 2.2-2240.5. Workforce Retraining Program
§ 2.2-2240.6. Small Business New Jobs and Retraining Programs
§ 2.2-2241. Moneys of Authority
§ 2.2-2242. Forms of accounts and records
§ 2.2-2243. Exemptions from taxes or assessments
§ 2.2-2244. Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures
§ 2.2-2245. Appropriations by any government
§ 2.2-2246. Conveyance, lease or transfer of property by a city or county to the Authority
§ 2.2-2260. Short title; definition
§ 2.2-2261. Virginia Public Building Authority created; purpose; membership; terms; expenses; staff
§ 2.2-2262. Board of directors
§ 2.2-2263. Powers and duties of Authority; limitations
§ 2.2-2264. Revenue bonds generally
§ 2.2-2265. Trust agreement securing bonds
§ 2.2-2267. Moneys received deemed trust funds
§ 2.2-2268. Proceedings by bondholder or trustee to enforce rights
§ 2.2-2269. Bonds made securities for investment and deposit
§ 2.2-2270. Revenue refunding bonds; bonds for refunding and for cost of additional projects
§ 2.2-2271. Grants or loans of public or private funds
§ 2.2-2272. Moneys of Authority; audit
§ 2.2-2273. Contracts, leases and other arrangements
§ 2.2-2274. Resolutions, rules and regulations, etc.
§ 2.2-2275. Competition in award of contracts; contractors to give surety; terms of contracts
§ 2.2-2276. Eminent domain; right of entry
§ 2.2-2277. Jurisdiction of suits against Authority; service of process
§ 2.2-2278. Exemption from taxes or assessments
§ 2.2-2279. Short title; definitions
§ 2.2-2280. Declaration of public purpose; Authority created
§ 2.2-2281. Construction of article
§ 2.2-2283. Meetings of the Board
§ 2.2-2284. Executive Director; appointment; duties
§ 2.2-2285. Powers of the Authority
§ 2.2-2287. Power to borrow money and issue bonds
§ 2.2-2288. Power to issue bonds to purchase ninety percent guaranteed portion of loans
§ 2.2-2289. Power to issue umbrella bonds
§ 2.2-2290. Insurance or guarantee fund
§ 2.2-2291. Security for bonds; fees and expenses; limitations
§ 2.2-2292. Public hearing and approval
§ 2.2-2293. Loans to lenders; conditions
§ 2.2-2294. Investment in, purchase or assignment of loans; conditions
§ 2.2-2295. Regulations of the Authority
§ 2.2-2296. How bonds paid and secured
§ 2.2-2297. Liability of Commonwealth, political subdivisions and members of Board
§ 2.2-2298. Authorization of bonds by resolution; contents of bond sale; manner
§ 2.2-2299. Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds; provisions
§ 2.2-2300. Pledge by Authority
§ 2.2-2301. Purchase of bonds of Authority
§ 2.2-2302. Bonds secured by indenture; contents; expenses; how treated
§ 2.2-2303. Signatures of prior members or officers; validity
§ 2.2-2304. Deposit of money; expenditures; security for deposits
§ 2.2-2305. Contracts with holders of bonds; how money secured
§ 2.2-2306. Bondholder protection
§ 2.2-2307. Bonds as legal investments and securities
§ 2.2-2308. Expenses of Authority; liability of Commonwealth or political subdivision prohibited
§ 2.2-2309. Creation, administration, and management of Virginia Export Fund
§ 2.2-2310. Creation, administration, and management of Virginia Small Business Growth Fund
§ 2.2-2312. Annual report; audit
§ 2.2-2312.1. Risk-based review of outstanding loans; report
§ 2.2-2313. Exemption from taxation
§ 2.2-2314. Administrative Process Act not applicable
§ 2.2-2315. Short title; declaration of public purpose; Authority created
§ 2.2-2316. Executive Director; Board of Directors; members and officers
§ 2.2-2317. Appointment and duties of Executive Director
§ 2.2-2318. Powers of Authority
§ 2.2-2319. Cooperative Marketing Fund
§ 2.2-2320. Governor's Motion Picture Opportunity Fund
§ 2.2-2320.1. Governor's New Airline Service Incentive Fund
§ 2.2-2320.2. Tourism promotion grants
§ 2.2-2321. Grants from Commonwealth
§ 2.2-2322. Deposit of money; expenditures; security for deposits
§ 2.2-2323. Forms of accounts and records; annual reports; audit
§ 2.2-2324. Exemption from taxation
§ 2.2-2325. Exemptions from personnel and procurement procedures
§ 2.2-2326. Sovereign immunity
§ 2.2-2327. Liberal construction of article
§ 2.2-2338. Board of Trustees; membership
§ 2.2-2339. (Effective until date pursuant to Va. Const., Art. IV, § 13) Duties of the Authority
§ 2.2-2339. (Effective pursuant to Va. Const., Art. IV, § 13) Duties of the Authority
§ 2.2-2339.1. Fort Monroe Master Plan; approval by Governor
§ 2.2-2340. Additional declaration of policy; powers of the Authority; penalty
§ 2.2-2341. Relationship to the City of Hampton
§ 2.2-2341.1. Control over the use of certain vehicles
§ 2.2-2343. Authority may borrow money, accept contributions, etc.
§ 2.2-2344. Authority empowered to issue bonds; additional security; liability thereon
§ 2.2-2345. Powers and duties of executive director
§ 2.2-2347. Exemption from taxation
§ 2.2-2348. Rents, fees, and charges; disposition of revenues
§ 2.2-2349. Powers conferred additional and supplemental; liberal construction
§ 2.2-2349.1. Chapter controlling over inconsistent laws
§ 2.2-2350. Sovereign immunity
§ 2.2-2351. Short title; declaration of public purpose
§ 2.2-2353. Board of directors; members; president
§ 2.2-2354. Powers and duties of the president
§ 2.2-2355. Powers of the Authority
§ 2.2-2356. Designation of staff of not-for-profit entity
§ 2.2-2357. Division of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
§ 2.2-2358. Division of Investment
§ 2.2-2359. Division of Commercialization
§ 2.2-2360. Virginia Innovation Index
§ 2.2-2361. Grants or loans of public or private funds
§ 2.2-2362. Moneys of Authority; examination of books by the Auditor of Public Accounts
§ 2.2-2363. Exemption from taxes or assessments
§ 2.2-2364. Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures
§ 2.2-2366. Opioid Abatement Authority established
§ 2.2-2367. Board of directors; members
§ 2.2-2368. Duties of the Authority
§ 2.2-2369. Powers of the Authority
§ 2.2-2370. Conditions and restrictions on financial assistance
§ 2.2-2371. Cooperation with other agencies
§ 2.2-2372. Form and audit of accounts and records
§ 2.2-2374. Opioid Abatement Fund
§ 2.2-2375. Exemption from taxes or assessments
§ 2.2-2376. Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures