Sec. 44.33.135. - Grants for promotion or development of visitor travel. - Alaska Statutes

(a) A municipality, a nonprofit corporation formed under AS 10.20, or a bona fide nonprofit civic, fraternal, or service organization may receive, as a grant, matching money from the state for up to 50 percent of the costs of a program or project that the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development determines is consistent with the purposes of AS 44.33.119 and is likely to promote or develop visitor travel, including

(1) the promotion of conventions;

(2) the construction, improvement, or operation of visitor destination facilities and tourist attractions; and

(3) the development and preservation of attractions of historical, contemporary, recreational, or cultural interest.

(b) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

(c) A grant awarded under this section may not be used for tourism marketing.