(a) Prior to the allowance of a tax rebate on transactional taxes, an application shall be filed with the tourism department in the manner established by the department.
(b) The tourism department shall adopt standards to be used by the Alabama Tourism Advisory Board for the review and approval of certified tourism destination projects for which a tax rebate for transactional taxes is sought.
(c) The tourism department shall establish deadlines for applications. Applications shall solicit whatever information the department deems important to its determination of authorizing a tax rebate.