335.166  Welcome Centers Office.--

(1)  The Welcome Centers Office is assigned to the Department of Transportation for administrative and fiscal accountability purposes, but it shall otherwise function independently of the control, supervision, and direction of the Department of Transportation.

(2)  The Florida Commission on Tourism shall provide direction for the administration of the Welcome Centers Office and direction for the operation of the welcome centers. Funding for the office shall be solely from the rental car surcharge provided to the Tourism Promotional Trust Fund pursuant to s. 212.0606(2), through a nonoperating transfer to the State Transportation Trust Fund or contract with the commission or the commission's direct-support organization.