Oklahoma § 68-50011 - Definitions

§ 68-50011. Definitions

As used in the Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Act:

1. "Committee" means the Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Advisory

Committee;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation

2. "Department" means the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation

Department; and

3. "Tourism promotion" or "promote Oklahoma tourism" means and

is limited to:

a.

the cost of producing advertisements, placement of

those advertisements with the media (newspapers,

magazines, radio, television, billboard, direct mail,

and the Internet) and the production and printing of

collateral materials designed specifically to support

and fulfill information requests generated by the

media advertising campaigns, and the production,

printing and distribution of brochures and promotions

for regional, national and international tourism

conferences. Tourism promotion shall also include

festivals, sites and events concerning ethnic history

and ethnic events which have occurred or are occurring

in this state. For purposes of this paragraph,

"ethnic" means of or relating to races or large groups

of people classed according to common traits or

customs, and

b.

the cost of providing a computerized consumer-oriented

traveler response information program. Such program

shall include a comprehensive state data base

containing up-to-date information on state travel

attractions and facilities, including but not limited

to, lodging facilities, restaurants, chambers of

commerce, convention and visitors bureaus, golf

courses, campgrounds, events, regional tourism

organizations and all other attractions. Oklahoma

travel attractions and facilities shall be included on

such data base free of charge.

"Tourism promotion" and "promote Oklahoma tourism" shall not

include expenses for travel or lodging.

Added by Laws 1987, c. 114, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987. Amended by Laws

1988, c. 142, § 4, emerg. eff. April 25, 1988; Laws 1988, c. 287, §

9, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 226, § 1, emerg. eff. May

9, 1989; Laws 1993, c. 366, § 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c.

296, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 101, § 1, eff. July 1,

1997; Laws 1999, c. 390, § 15, emerg. eff. June 8, 1999; Laws 2006,

2nd Ex. Sess., c. 44, § 14, eff. July 1, 2007.