13995.20. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this section govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) "Appointed commissioner" means a commissioner appointed by the
Governor pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section
13995.40.
(b) "Assessed business" means a person required to pay an
assessment pursuant to this chapter, and until the first assessment
is levied, any person authorized to vote for the initial referendum.
An assessed business shall not include a public entity or a
corporation when a majority of the corporation's board of directors
is appointed by a public official or public entity, or serves on the
corporation's board of directors by virtue of being elected to public
office, or both.
(c) "Commission" means the California Travel and Tourism
Commission.
(d) "Elected commissioner" means a commissioner elected pursuant
to subdivision (d) of Section 13995.40.
(e) "Industry category" means the following classifications within
the tourism industry:
(1) Accommodations.
(2) Restaurants and retail.
(3) Attractions and recreation.
(4) Transportation and travel services.
(f) "Industry segment" means a portion of an industry category.
For example, rental cars are an industry segment of the
transportation and travel services industry category.
(g) "Office" means the Office of Tourism, also popularly referred
to as the Division of Tourism, within the Business, Transportation
and Housing Agency.
(h) "Person" means an individual, public entity, firm,
corporation, association, or any other business unit, whether
operating on a for-profit or nonprofit basis.
(i) "Referendum" means any vote by mailed ballot of measures
recommended by the commission and approved by the secretary pursuant
to Section 13995.60, except for the initial referendum, which shall
consist of measures contained in the selection committee report,
discussed in Section 13995.30.
(j) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Business, Transportation
and Housing.
(k) "Selection committee" means the Tourism Selection Committee
described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 13995.30).
(l) This section shall become inoperative on the date the
Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing provides notice to
the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its
Internet Web site that the conditions described in Section 13995.92
have been satisfied, and if the secretary provides those notices,
this section is repealed as of January 1, 2008, unless a later
enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or
extends that date.
13995.20. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this section govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) "Appointed commissioner" means a commissioner appointed by the
Governor pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section
13995.40.
(b) "Assessed business" means a person required to pay an
assessment pursuant to this chapter, and until the first assessment
is levied, any person authorized to vote for the initial referendum.
An assessed business shall not include a public entity or a
corporation when a majority of the corporation's board of directors
is appointed by a public official or public entity, or serves on the
corporation's board of directors by virtue of being elected to public
office, or both.
(c) "Commission" means the California Travel and Tourism
Commission.
(d) "Elected commissioner" means a commissioner elected pursuant
to subdivision (d) of Section 13995.40.
(e) "Industry category" means the following classifications within
the tourism industry:
(1) Accommodations.
(2) Restaurants and retail.
(3) Attractions and recreation.
(4) Transportation and travel services.
(f) "Industry segment" means a portion of an industry category.
For example, rental cars are an industry segment of the
transportation and travel services industry category.
(g) "Office" means the Office of Tourism, also popularly referred
to as the Division of Tourism, within the Business, Transportation
and Housing Agency.
(h) "Person" means an individual, public entity, firm,
corporation, association, or any other business unit, whether
operating on a for-profit or nonprofit basis.
(i) "Referendum" means any vote by mailed ballot of measures
recommended by the commission and approved by the secretary pursuant
to Section 13995.60, except for the initial referendum, which shall
consist of measures contained in the selection committee report,
discussed in Section 13995.30.
(j) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Business, Transportation
and Housing.
(k) "Selection committee" means the Tourism Selection Committee
described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 13995.30).
(l) This section shall become inoperative on the date the
Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing provides notice to
the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its
Internet Web site that the conditions described in Section 13995.92
have been satisfied, and if the secretary provides those notices,
this section is repealed as of January 1, 2008, unless a later
enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or
extends that date.
13995.20. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this section govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) "Appointed commissioner" means a commissioner appointed by the
Governor pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section
13995.40.
(b) "Assessed business" means a person required to pay an
assessment pursuant to this chapter, and until the first assessment
is levied, any person authorized to vote for the initial referendum.
An assessed business shall not include a public entity or a
corporation when a majority of the corporation's board of directors
is appointed by a public official or public entity, or serves on the
corporation's board of directors by virtue of being elected to public
office, or both.
(c) "Commission" means the California Travel and Tourism
Commission.
(d) "Elected commissioner" means a commissioner elected pursuant
to subdivision (d) of Section 13995.40.
(e) "Industry category" means the following classifications within
the tourism industry:
(1) Accommodations.
(2) Restaurants and retail.
(3) Attractions and recreation.
(4) Transportation and travel services.
(f) "Industry segment" means a portion of an industry category.
For example, rental cars are an industry segment of the
transportation and travel services industry category.
(g) "Office" means the Office of Tourism, also popularly referred
to as the Division of Tourism, within the Business, Transportation
and Housing Agency.
(h) "Person" means an individual, public entity, firm,
corporation, association, or any other business unit, whether
operating on a for-profit or nonprofit basis.
(i) "Referendum" means any vote by mailed ballot of measures
recommended by the commission and approved by the secretary pursuant
to Section 13995.60, except for the initial referendum, which shall
consist of measures contained in the selection committee report,
discussed in Section 13995.30.
(j) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Business, Transportation
and Housing.
(k) "Selection committee" means the Tourism Selection Committee
described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 13995.30).
(l) This section shall become inoperative on the date the
Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing provides notice to
the Legislature and the Secretary of State and posts notice on its
Internet Web site that the conditions described in Section 13995.92
have been satisfied, and if the secretary provides those notices,
this section is repealed as of January 1, 2008, unless a later
enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or
extends that date.
