As used in the Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Act:

1. "Committee" means the Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Advisory Committee;

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.