Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1670 - Tourist Development
Subtitle 1670-05 - Guidelines for Governing Organization Applying for Tourist Promotion Matching Funds Division
Chapter 1670-05-01 - GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZATION APPLYING FOR TOURIST PROMOTION MATCHING FUNDS
Section 1670-05-01-.05 - EXPENDITURE OF APPROVED FUNDS

(a) No more than forty percent (40%) of the total of State Matching Funds received in a fiscal year may be used for the administrative expense of operating said Organization. Administrative expenses include: salaries, in part or in total, of any employee , commissions, rent, machinery, office equipment, utilities, furnishings, taxes, payroll or otherwise, postage, insurance, telephone and other amenities generally considered essential in the day-to-day operation of a business.

(b) No State Matching Funds may be used to reimburse any member or contributor of said Organization for monies received which are used as locally raised matching funds, by cash transaction, development of promotional materials for a contributor or in-kind services.

(c) Travel expenses to bona fide tourism travel/trade shows, exhibits, conventions, seminars, meetings, by authorized personnel representing the Organization are deemed to be eligible for State Matching Funds, provided attendance at such functions is in accordance with the Organization's marketing plan and the State's Travel Regulations.

(d) Expenditures for promotional materials and events of the Organization's planning area, i.e., brochures of the Region, advertising through travel/trade press, billboards, new media, including radio, television, newspapers, periodicals, and other such outlets as are approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Tourist Development and outlined in the Organization's marketing plan.

(e) Sponsoring familiarization tours within the Region to expose the area to travel/trade writers, travel agents, bus operators, tour brokers and wholesalers, airline personnel, and other groups capable of bringing visitors to the Region are deemed acceptable uses of State Matching Funds.