Bill Text: IA HF303 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to a statewide welcome center program. (Formerly HSB 66.) Effective 7-1-19.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-10 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1080. [HF303 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HF303-Enrolled.html
House File 303 - Enrolled House File 303 AN ACT RELATING TO A STATEWIDE WELCOME CENTER PROGRAM. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. Section 15.271, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows: e. A program shall be established to plan, acquire, develop, promote, operate, and maintain a variety of welcome centers at strategic locations to meet the needs of travelers in the state. The program is intended to be accomplished by 1992. Sec. 2. Section 15.271, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows: The primary goals of a statewide program for welcome centers are to provide travel-related services and tourism information to travelers the following: . Sec. 3. Section 15.271, subsection 2, paragraphs a, b, and c, Code 2019, are amended by striking the paragraphs. Sec. 4. Section 15.272, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows: 1. The state agencies, as indicated in this section , authority shall undertake certain specific functions to implement the goals of a statewide program, including the pilot projects, for establish and administer a statewide welcome centers center program . The authority shall collaborate with other state agencies as necessary to coordinate the operation of such welcome centers and to provide information to travelers.
House File 303, p. 2 Sec. 5. Section 15.272, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended by striking the subsection. Sec. 6. Section 15.272, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows: The responsibilities of the authority include the following: shall operate, manage, and maintain all state-owned and state-operated welcome centers, including the provision of travel-related services, and the collection and distribution of tourism information. Sec. 7. Section 15.272, subsection 2, paragraphs a, b, c, d, and e, Code 2019, are amended by striking the paragraphs. ______________________________ LINDA UPMEYER Speaker of the House ______________________________ CHARLES SCHNEIDER President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 303, Eighty-eighth General Assembly. ______________________________ CARMINE BOAL Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2019 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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