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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 663 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1994, chapter 160<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 176<\/a> and 321<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":348839,"section_number":"15.2-5506","catch_line":"Responsibilities and duties; local tourism advisory committees","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5506\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1386503,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348838,"identifier":"15.2-5505","token":"15.2\/IV\/55\/15.2-5505","url":"\/15.2-5505\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5505\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/55\/15.2-5505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of local tourism advisory committees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each of the participating localities in the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions shall establish a local tourism advisory committee to promote tourism in the participating locality<\/span>, participate and assist in the planning of the Authority<\/span>, and develop a tourism destination plan for its participating locality<\/span>.<\/p>

The Tourism Director, working with the tourism advisory committee chair, shall provide a slate of recommendations to the local governing body<\/span> for positions on its tourism advisory committee. The local governing body<\/span> shall appoint five or more appointees representing the travel industry, which includes lodging, restaurants, attractions, outdoor recreation, events, and parks, or appoint community leaders. Terms of the appointees shall be determined by the local governing body<\/span>; such appointees may be reappointed. The Tourism Director shall work with the chairman of the tourism advisory committee to facilitate regular meetings of the tourism advisory committee.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL TOURISM ADVISORY COMMITTEES (\u00a7 15.2-5505)\n\nEach of the participating localities in the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau\nPlanning District Commissions shall establish a local tourism advisory committee\nto promote tourism in the participating locality, participate and assist in the\nplanning of the Authority, and develop a tourism destination plan for its\nparticipating locality.\n\nThe Tourism Director, working with the tourism advisory committee chair, shall\nprovide a slate of recommendations to the local governing body for positions on\nits tourism advisory committee. The local governing body shall appoint five or\nmore appointees representing the travel industry, which includes lodging,\nrestaurants, attractions, outdoor recreation, events, and parks, or appoint\ncommunity leaders. Terms of the appointees shall be determined by the local\ngoverning body; such appointees may be reappointed. The Tourism Director shall\nwork with the chairman of the tourism advisory committee to facilitate regular\nmeetings of the tourism advisory committee.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 663, \u00a7 15.1-1399.19; 1994, c. 160; 1997, c. 587; 2018, cc.\n176, 321; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 384.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}