state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall
(1) cooperate with organizations in the private sector for the promotion and development of tourism into and within the state;(2) coordinate with municipal, state, and federal agencies for the development of tourism resources in the state;(3) promote and develop the state’s tourist industry;(4) cooperate with the private sector and the Alaska Tourism Marketing Board in the planning and execution of a destination tourism marketing campaign that is in the public interest;(5) promote the development of visitor industry facilities, both in the public sector and the private sector, through the use of state resources as appropriate;(6) plan and advocate for tourism and tourism development in coordination with the private sector, municipalities, state, and federal agencies;(7) administer a visitor information center located in Tok; and(8) conduct research related to tourism.(c)[Repealed, Sec. 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.](d)[Repealed, Sec. 5 ch 76 SLA 2014.]
