(1) Expenditures from the fund established pursuant to Section 19-2403 for the tourist promotion agency shall be used by the designated tourist promotion agency for:

(a) advertising and publicizing tourist attractions in the area served by the agency;

(b) promoting and attracting conventions, exhibitions and other functions to utilize facilities in the area served by the agency;

(c) promoting and otherwise encouraging the use of the facilities in the area served by the agency by the public as a whole; and

(d) costs associated with the development and operation of the convention center.

(2) Expenditures from the fund established pursuant to Section 19-2403 for convention center authority purposes shall be used by the authority for the following uses:

(a) Projected annual debt service or lease payments of the convention center authority.

(b) Costs associated with financing, constructing, improving, maintaining, furnishing, fixturing and equipping the convention center.

(c) Costs associated with the development of the convention center, including, but not limited to, design, engineering and feasibility costs.

(d) Costs associated with the operation and management of the convention center.

(e) Costs associated with promoting, marketing and otherwise encouraging use of the convention center.

(f) General purposes of the convention center.

(3) Expenditures from the fund established pursuant to Section 19-2403 for the regional attractions marketing agency shall be used by the agency for:^[327]

(a) direct advertising efforts directed towards advertising and publicizing tourist attractions in the area served by the agency;

(b) promoting and attracting tourism to facilities in the area served by the agency; and

(c) promoting and otherwise encouraging the use of the facilities in the area served by the agency by the public as a whole.