| Sec. 1. Inland, rural tourism promotion. Resolved: That the Office of |
Tourism and Community Development within the Department of |
Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the |
Maine Promotion Council Cooperative, shall develop a plan to |
promote tourism in inland, rural areas of the State. These areas |
are predominantly wide open spaces with a long-standing |
agricultural heritage. The plan must include strategies to |
identify the regions' agricultural heritage and highlight this in |
tourism promotion. The plan must be presented to the joint |
standing committee having jurisdiction over business and economic |
development matters and to the 119th Legislature no later than |
January 15, 2000. |