Tennessee Adventure Tourism and Rural Development Act approved in Senate Finance Committee

The Senate Finance Committee has approved legislation to enact the Tennessee Adventure Tourism and Rural Development Act. The objective is to establish a plan for Tennessee to promote outdoor recreational opportunities in rural, high-employment areas of the state to create jobs. Senate Bill 1205 would direct the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Department of Conservation and Environment to perform a study and create a plan to promote adventure tourism and other recreational and economic development activities in rural areas.