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Mississippi Code Title 57. Planning, Research and Development § 57-1-64.1

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) There is hereby created a Mississippi Tourism Association Marketing Advisory Board to assist the Mississippi Development Authority in the planning of initiatives for advertising and promoting tourism in Mississippi.

(2) The advisory board shall be composed of the following members:

(a) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Tourism Association;

(b) The members of the Mississippi Tourism Association Board of Directors, composed through the bylaws of the Mississippi Tourism Association as being geographically and ethnically diverse members from the five (5) tourism regions designated as the Hills, the Delta, the Capital/River, the Pines and the Coastal regions of Mississippi, and three (3) at-large members;

(c) Three (3) at-large members appointed by the Governor;

(d) One (1) at-large member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; and

(e) One (1) at-large member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(3) Members of the advisory board may not be compensated for the performance of their duties.

(4) The advisory board will give input and advice to the Mississippi Development Authority's Tourism Division on marketing and advertising planning, but shall have no executive powers at the Mississippi Development Authority.

(5) For marketing activities paid for with federal funds related to the COVID-19 public health emergency and carried out by either the Mississippi Development Authority's Tourism Division or destination marketing organizations, the advisory board will give input on appropriate branding and messaging that communicates pertinent public health information. The advisory board shall convene for the purposes of this subsection within fifteen (15) calendar days of July 9, 2020.

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