Section 45-39-221.06 Transfer of Funds and Assets to Tourism Board.

(a) The county, any municipality, and any other public agency, authority, bureau, or body that provides services of any kind or otherwise operates in the county, are authorized to transfer and convey to the tourism board, with or without consideration, both of the following: (1) Any properties, real or personal, and any interest therein, and all funds and assets, tangible or intangible, relative to the ownership or operation of any such that may be owned by the county, the municipality, or other public agency, authority, bureau, or body, as the case may be, or that may be jointly owned by any two or more thereof. (2) Any funds owned or controlled by the county, the municipality, or other public agency, authority, bureau, or body, as the case may be, or jointly by any two or more thereof, that may have been raised or allocated for any of the purposes for which the tourism board shall have been organized, whether or not such property is considered necessary for the conduct of the governmental or public functions of the county, the municipality, or other public agency, authority, bureau, or body. (b) Each transfer or conveyance shall be authorized by an ordinance or resolution duly adopted by the governing body of the county or municipality, or by the board of directors or other governing body of the public agency, authority, or body, all as the case may be. It shall not be necessary, any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, to obtain any permit for any such transfer or conveyance.