15 U.S.C. § 1544 | Promotion of tourist travel

The Secretary of Commerce shall encourage, promote, and develop travel within the United States, including any Commonwealth, territory, and possession thereof, through activities which are in the public interest and which do not compete with activities of any State, city, or private agency.

July 19, 1940, ch. 642, § 1 54 Stat. 773 Pub. L. 93–193, § 2Dec. 19, 197387 Stat. 765 Pub. L. 94–55, § 2(b)July 9, 197589 Stat. 262(, ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 18 of Title 16Section was formerly classified to , Conservation.

Amendments

Pub. L. 94–551975— substituted “shall encourage, promote, and develop travel within the United States, including any Commonwealth, territory, and possession thereof, through activities which are in the public interest and which do not compete with activities of any State, city, or private agency” for “is authorized and directed to encourage, promote, and develop travel within the United States, its Territories and possessions, providing such activities do not compete with the activities of private agencies; and to administer all existing travel promotion functions of the Department of Commerce”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

Pub. L. 93–193, § 2Dec. 19, 197387 Stat. 765

“(a)

July 19, 194054 Stat. 773 16 U.S.C. 18–18d 15 U.S.C. 1544–154 There are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Commerce all functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of the Interior and other offices and officers of the Department of the Interior under the Act of (; ) [now 8].

“(b)

The assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, authorizations, and allocations, employed, held, used, rising from, available or to be made available in connection with the functions, powers, and duties transferred by subsection (a) of this section are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Commerce.”

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