I. There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the travel and tourism development fund. Any appropriations received shall be deposited in the fund. Moneys in the fund and any interest earned on the fund shall be used for the purpose of promoting and developing appropriate travel and tourism initiatives through the division of travel and tourism development and shall not be used for any other purpose. The director of travel and tourism development shall oversee expenditures from the fund. The moneys in the fund shall be non-lapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the department of resources and economic development.
   II. The commissioner of resources and economic development shall prepare an annual report to be presented no later than December 1 of each year to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor and council, and filed with the state library. The report shall detail the specific activities supported by, and expenditures from, the fund during the past year.
Source. 2001, 158:3, eff. July 1, 2001.