Cultural Tourism Act 678

An act to promote national and international cultural tourism across all of Kodiak.

Article 1 - Law Code Introduction

1.1 - Creates Section Five - Cultural Tourism under Chapter 9, Culture and Tourism in Title V - Commerce and Labour

Section Five - Cultural Tourism

Definitions

5.1 - Cultural patrimony: Objects, customs or structures that possess cultural, traditional, or historical importance to the heritage of a town or group, particularly those considered inalienable by the group if the objects are to ever be separated from the group or from the historical setting of the objects.

Museum Promotion and Construction

5.2 - As one of the main factors of cultural tourism, museums are essential to promote it. The legal paperwork required to establish museums shall be reviewed and then streamlined to provide a simpler, more efficient process while still requiring the proper installations for a museum.

5.3 - Private and public owned museums will be offered to participate in a promotion campaign plan. In exchange of local advertisement and bonuses per visitor if the museum is relatively successful, the museums will pay the local governments where they reside in a small tariff accorded between the owners of the museums and the local government to benefit the local development. These subsidies shall act as a progressive payment per visitor.

5.3.1 - Museums with 1.000 visitors or less per month will receive a bonus of ₣2.5 per visitor annually.

5.3.2 - Museums with between 1.001 and 5.000 visitors per month will receive a bonus of ₣2 per visitor annually.

5.3.3 - Museums with between 5.001 and 25.000 visitors per month will receive a bonus of ₣1.5 per visitor annually.

5.3.4 - Museums with more than 25.001 visitors per month will receive a bonus of ₣1 per visitor annually.

Historical Landmarks and Cultural Patrimony

5.4 - Historical landmarks across all the nation will be the aim of promotion, with local tourism agencies promoting them as part of the local identity.

5.5 - Cultural patrimony sites will be open as a touristic attraction with small entrance fees, managed by the regional divisions of the KLCO.

Cultural Tourism Marketing Plans

5.6 - A new section of the Kodiak Tourism Festival shall be opened, relating to interesting, symbolic and unique cultural sites that are a must-see when going through Kodiak's multiple regions. A total of 10 new posts in the Festival will be avaliable for the culture section, with 3 of the posts reserved for the most prestigious museums and monuments of the nation, and 7 of those positions being reserved to cities in the region it is hosted.

Article 2 - Procedural Budget

2.1 - The funding for the museum bonuses will be a total of ₣80.000.000 annually.

2.2 - The funding for the promotion of historical landmarks will be a total of ₣20.000.000 annually.

An act authored by Pedro Sánchez Dimitrokalis, Shadow Minister of Commerce and Labour.