AS 44.33.120: Duties of the department.

(a) [Repealed, § 84 ch 58 SLA 1999.]

(b) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall

(1) cooperate with organizations in the private sector for the promotion and development of tourism into and within the state;

(2) coordinate with municipal, state, and federal agencies for the development of tourism resources in the state;

(3) promote and develop the state's tourist industry;

(4) cooperate with the private sector and the Alaska Tourism Marketing Board in the planning and execution of a destination tourism marketing campaign that is in the public interest;

(5) promote the development of visitor industry facilities, both in the public sector and the private sector, through the use of state resources as appropriate;

(6) plan and advocate for tourism and tourism development in coordination with the private sector, municipalities, state, and federal agencies;

(7) administer a visitor information center located in Tok; and

(8) conduct research related to tourism.

(c) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]

(d) [Repealed, § 5 ch 76 SLA 2014.]