15.271 - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE -- INTENT.
15.271 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE -- INTENT.
1. The general assembly finds that:
a. Highway travelers have special needs for information and
travel services.
b. Highway travelers have a significant positive influence on
the state's economy.
c. A principal goal of economic development in this state is
to increase the influence which travel and hospitality services,
tourism, and recreation opportunities have on the state's economic
expansion.
d. Facilities and programs are needed where travelers can
obtain information about travel and hospitality services, tourism
attractions, parks and recreation opportunities, cultural and natural
resources, and the state in general.
e. A program shall be established to plan, acquire, develop,
promote, operate, and maintain a variety of welcome centers at
strategic locations to meet the needs of travelers in the state. The
program is intended to be accomplished by 1992.
2. The primary goals of a statewide program for welcome centers
are to provide to travelers the following:
a. High quality, accurate, and interesting information about
travel in the state; national, statewide, and local attractions of
all types; lodging, medical service, food service, vehicle service,
and other kinds of necessities; and general information about the
state.
b. Needed and convenient services, including but not limited
to, restrooms; lodging information and event reservation services;
vehicle services; and others. Services shall also include the
distribution and sale of souvenirs, crafts, arts, and food products
originating in the state; food and beverages; fishing, hunting, and
other permits and licenses needed for recreation activities; and
other products normally desired by travelers.
c. Settings that will convey a sense of being welcomed to the
state through hospitable attitudes of personnel; high quality of site
landscape architecture, architectural theme, and interior design of
the buildings; special events that occur at the centers; and high
levels of maintenance. Section History: Recent Form
87 Acts, ch 178, § 1