Pennsylvania § 17508 - Certification of recognized tourist promotion agencies.
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§ 17508. Certification of recognized tourist promotion agencies.
(a) Authorization.--A county may certify a nonprofit corporation, organization, association or agency to serve as the county's recognized tourist promotion agency. The county may not have more than one recognized tourist promotion agency.
(b) Procedure for certification.--The following shall apply:
(1) A county must certify a recognized tourist promotion agency under subsection (a) by proper resolution of the governing body of the county, concurred in by resolution of the governing bodies of cities, boroughs, towns or townships within the county which have an aggregate of more than 50% of the total population of the county as determined by the most recently completed Federal decennial census.
(2) A recognized tourist promotion agency shall operate until that agency has dissolved as an entity, withdrawn its certification or has been decertified by the county under subsection (c).
(c) Decertification.--The following shall apply:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may decertify a recognized tourist promotion agency by proper resolution of the governing body of a county, concurred in by resolution of the governing bodies of cities, boroughs, towns or townships within the county which have an aggregate of more than 65% of the total population of the county as determined by the most recently completed Federal decennial census.
(2) The county shall hold at least one public hearing on decertification no less than seven days before a meeting to adopt a resolution under this subsection.
(3) This subsection shall apply to recognized tourist promotion agencies, regardless of the date on which they were recognized under the act of July 4, 2008 (P.L.621, No.50), known as the Tourism Promotion Act, or certified by the county under this section or former section 1770.11 of the County Code.
Cross References. Section 17508 is referred to in section 17507 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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