(a) The commission shall establish one or more industry marketing advisory committees, which may include noncommissioners as members. The industry marketing advisory committees shall be structured so that, in the aggregate, they include, to the maximum extent feasible and reasonable, representation from every geographic region of the state and every segment of the state’s travel and tourism industry. The commission shall establish procedures for the operation of the industry marketing advisory committees that will provide appropriate opportunity for every geographic region of the state and every segment of the travel and tourism industry to offer advice and recommendations to the commission relative to the development of its written marketing plan pursuant to Section 13995.45.

(b) The commission may also establish from time to time any other committees it deems appropriate, and may appoint noncommissioners to the committees.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)