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BOOK 97 PAGE.717 7 <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Macht, the Board unanimously adopted <br />Resolution 96-46, urging the Florida Legislature to <br />support House Bill 707 and Senate Bill 958, removing <br />the tourism function from the Department of Commerce <br />to an industry -led tourism commission. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 96- 46 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA URGING THE FLORIDA <br />LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 707 AND SENATE BILL <br />958, REMOVING THE TOURISM FUNCTION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF <br />COMMERCE TO AN INDUSTRY -LED TOURISM COMMISSION. <br />WHEREAS, the State of Florida's promotional function currently <br />resides in the State Department of Commerce; and <br />WHEREAS, under the management of the Department of Commerce, <br />tourism in Florida has become stagnant; and <br />WHEREAS, states such as Illinois spend double what the State of <br />Florida does on tourism promotion, and even the Commonwealth of Massachusetts <br />spends more on tourism than the State of Florida; and <br />WHEREAS, tourism industry leaders have pledged to raise as much as <br />$30 million a year in private sector funds for tourism promotion if the state <br />allows them to take over the Department of Commerce's Division of Tourism's <br />current budget; and <br />WHEREAS, the Tourist Development Council of Indian River County, <br />Florida unanimously urged the County Commission to support legislative <br />initiatives through the Florida Association of Counties and independently <br />through Tourist Development Council Chairman John Tippin, removing the state <br />tourism function from the Department of Commerce and putting it under an <br />industry -led Tourism Commission, <br />40 <br />MARCH 26, 1996 <br />