department.
(c) Submission.--Within 30 days of the effective date of
this section, the department shall establish a time period of
not less than 30 days for a tourism marketing agency or
destination marketing organization to submit an application for
a grant.
(d) Review.--Upon closure of the time period under
subsection (c), the department shall approve or disapprove all
applications and distribute all money made available to the
department to approved applicants as follows:
(1) If the total loss from all applicants equals
$15,000,000, all applicants shall receive the exact amount of
each applicant's eligible loss up to a maximum grant of
$1,000,000 for each applicant.
(2) If the total loss from all applicants is less than
or greater than $15,000,000, each applicant shall receive
each applicant's percentage of total loss from all
applicants, up to a maximum grant of $1,000,000 for each
applicant, not to exceed $15,000,000 for all applicants.
(3) The department may not award a grant under the
program that exceeds $1,000,000 to an eligible tourism
promotion agency or destination marketing organization.
(e) Use.--Grant funds may be used for any of the following:
(1) Operating costs, debt repayment, payroll and payroll
expenses.
(2) Marketing the area served as a leisure travel
destination.
(3) Marketing the area served as a business, convention
or meeting travel destination.
(f) Program guidelines.--The department shall develop and
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