(a) Any tour company authorized by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company to offer tours or tourist transportation in the piers of Puerto Rico, in which it collects and drops off passengers, shall be entitled to provide its services and contract directly with cruise ship companies and may receive a one-dollar ($1.00) contribution per cruise passenger that obtains a tour in the cruise ship where he/she travels during a fiscal year period beginning in Fiscal Year 2011-2012. The contribution per passenger shall be determined annually by the Tourism Company.(b) Any tour company authorized by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company to offer tourist transportation in the pier area shall be eligible to receive the benefits of this subsection, provided, it complies with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations approved thereunder.(c) The funds and appropriations needed for the establishment of the incentive program for tour companies shall originate from the Company Fund and shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per year. This program shall be administered by the Tourism Company. History —July 4, 2011, No. 113, § 7.
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