Tourism
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Land Use – Agritourism – Definition [HB-558]
[Agriculture ]
[Tourism ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the definition of "agritourism" to include camping and incidental stays for the purpose of a certain provision of law authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt the definition of "agritourism".
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to reorganization. [HB-391]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Amend KRS 12.020 to establish and abolish various divisions in the Department of Parks; repeal KRS 148.241 and 148.242, relating to the Falls of the Ohio Interstate Park, and KRS 148.250, relating to the Thoroughbred State Park; amend KRS 11.400 to conform.
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the State Fair Board and declaring an emergency. [HB-393]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Amend KRS 247.090 to authorize the Governor to appoint members of the State Fair Board; amend KRS 247.100 to establish corporate powers of the State Fair Board; amend KRS 247.110 to set procedures of the board; amend KRS 247.130 to establish hiring and management procedures for the board; amend KRS 247.145 to authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations for operation, maintenance, or use of property; amend KRS 247.160 to limit control of property to the state fairgrounds and exhibition center; amend KRS 247.165 to exempt the state
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) [SB-541]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
Addressing infrastructure, capacity, and accessibility needs within the Maryland Park Service and State parks, including establishing systems and processes for surveying infrastructure and critical maintenance needs, increasing the number of Maryland Park Service full-time employees, requiring the Department of Budget and Management to conduct certain staff reviews, and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a certain capital improvement plan and a comprehensive long-range strategic plan; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Land Use - Agritourism - Definition [SB-538]
[Agriculture ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the definition of "agritourism" to include special events and occasions conducted on a farm that generates income from an agricultural activity.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Queen Anne's County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism [SB-489]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Adding Queen Anne's County to the list of counties that exempt agricultural buildings used for agritourism from certain building performance standards; and exempting a building used for agritourism in Queen Anne's County from a certain permit requirement under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Economic Development - Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Senator George C. Edwards Fund - Establishment [SB-474]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board; establishing the Senator George C. Edwards Fund to provide grant or loan funding to capital infrastructure and business development projects that improve the economic conditions in the Western Maryland region; requiring the Board to develop criteria to review, evaluate, and rate certain proposals for funding, to distribute certain funding, and to monitor and track the progress of certain projects that have received funding; etc.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Natural Resource Management. [HB-2368]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct a study assessing the current plans and programs to achieve the Aloha+ Challenge natural resource management 2030 goals. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to make recommendations in achieving those goals. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Tourism. [HB-2412]
[Tourism ]
[Environmental ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes the kuleana special fund to support the preservation of natural, cultural, and environmental resources that are impacted by the tourism industry. Requires the Hawaii tourism authority to create educational videos and informational material and coordinate with government entities, organizations, and private businesses to market and disseminate the videos and material to everyone arriving in the State. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 06/30/2027.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. [SB-3203]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Tourism ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to prepare a form to be distributed to all travelers to Hawaii informing them of the mission of the department of Hawaiian home lands and including an option to contribute a sum earmarked for the development of infrastructure and residential lots on Hawaiian home lands.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands. [HB-2060]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Tourism ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to prepare a form to be distributed to all travelers to Hawaii informing them of the mission of the department of Hawaiian home lands and including an option to contribute a sum earmarked for the development of infrastructure and residential lots on Hawaiian home lands.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Registration Of Vehicles. [SB-2572]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
Subjects U-drive motor vehicles to the same motor vehicle registration fees as other motor vehicles. Authorizes the counties to use certain motor vehicle registration fees to mitigate and address the impacts of tourism-related traffic congestion.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Tour Aircraft. [SB-2582]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Tourism ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires tour aircraft operations permit applicants to have aircraft that are outfitted with Federal Aviation Administration approved safety devices. Prohibits tour aircraft permit holders from allowing the noise footprint of their aircraft to enter any occupied property. Requires denial of permit or rescission of permit if requirements are not met.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Tourism Governance. [HB-1785]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that identifies and analyzes alternative tourism governance systems. Appropriates general funds for the study. Establishes 4 pillars under which the Hawaii Tourism Authority shall operate programs: Hawaiian culture, natural resources, community, and branding. Prohibits entities from being contracted for services or programs that fall within more than 1 of the 4 pillars except in certain circumstances. Requires all branding contracts to be performance-based. Requires the Hawaii Tourism
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Registration Of Vehicles. [HB-1688]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
Subjects U-drive motor vehicles to the same motor vehicle registration fees as other motor vehicles. Authorizes the counties to use certain motor vehicle registration fees to mitigate and address the impacts of tourism-related traffic congestion. Effective 1/1/2023. (CD1)
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Alaska 32nd Legislature
Marine Highway Corporation [SB-170]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
An Act relating to the Alaska marine highway system; establishing the Alaska Marine Highway Corporation; and providing for an effective date.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Natural Resource Management. [SB-2328]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Water ]
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct a study assessing the current plans and programs to achieve the Aloha+ Challenge natural resource management 2030 goals. Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to make recommendations in achieving those goals. Appropriates funds.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Tourism Governance. [SB-2170]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that identifies and analyzes alternative tourism governance systems. Requires the study to include a solicitation of input from certain stakeholder groups. Requires a final report to be submitted to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Relating To Environmental And Agricultural Protection. [SB-2164]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Public Health ]
Modifies the existing plant and animal declaration form to also require in-bound travelers to the State to acknowledge state laws, federal laws, and individual responsibility to protect the environment and agriculture of the State. Requires all other documents travelers are required to complete to enter the State, except documents only relating to COVID-19, to include an environmental and agricultural affirmation.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
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Land Use - Agritourism - Definition [SB-296]
[Agriculture ]
[Tourism ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the definition of "agritourism" to include camping and incidental outdoor stays for the purpose of a certain provision of law authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt the definition of "agritourism".