{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5506","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-5506","heading":"Responsibilities and duties; local tourism advisory committees","body":"The local tourism advisory committees established in § 15.2-5505 shall:1. Promote and assist tourism development in their individual participating localities;2. Develop and assist in the implementation of a tourism development plan to increase tourism revenue in their respective participating localities;3. Encourage individuals and businesses and their local governments to invest in tourism development as an integral part of overall economic development; and4. Assist the Authority in planning and implementing a regional tourism development plan.1993, c. 663, § 15.1-1399.23; 1994, c. 160; 1997, c. 587; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 384.","path":["Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns","Subtitle IV. Other Governmental Entities","Chapter 55. Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-5506/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"0e45a90dccdba6652ef9119ba825ffb2a5f0b1d5bcad2e21222b82e525eb412f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5505","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-5507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}