Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 28, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 05, 2010 |
referred to tourism, arts and sports development |
Assembly Bill A10121
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A10121 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10121 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10121 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to the provision of matching funds to tourist promotion agen- cies for encouraging visitation to state parks and historic sites Purpose Or General Idea Of Bill: To provide for tourism promotion agen- cies to use matching funds for the promotion of visitation to State parks and historic sites. Summary Of Specific Provisions: This bill would require tourism promotion agency matching funds to include promotion and visitation to Sate parks and historic sites. Effects Of Present Law Which This Bill Would Alter: Currently, tourism promotion agencies may use matching funds for the promotion of stimu- lation of tourist travel, resort, vacation, culture and convention activities, and require that they are listed among local tourist desti- nations and opportunities. Justification: The New York State Parks system was the first of its kind in the United States. By understanding the intrinsic value of our state's natural beauty and historical significance, previous generations of New Yorkers have made this pioneering spirit their legacy. Now, we must also educate tourists and visitors of the wonderful opportunities for education and entertainment at our State parks and historic sites.
2009-A10121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10121 I N A S S E M B L Y March 5, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the provision of matching funds to tourist promotion agencies for encour- aging visitation to state parks and historic sites THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions (a) and (e) of section 164 of the economic development law, as amended by chapter 563 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to match funds expended by recognized tourist promotion agencies and to set reasonable deadlines for the submission of applications for each fiscal year covered by appropriations in order to assist such agencies in the financing of their recognized advertising programs. Before any such funds may be expended, the tourist promotion agency shall have made application to the department for such funds, and shall have therein set forth the schedule, budget, scope, and theme of the proposed advertising program to be undertaken for the purpose of encouraging and stimulating tourist travel, resort, VISITATION TO STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES, vacation, culture and convention activities in the county or counties within its area. Said application shall further state, under oath or affirmation, with evidence thereof satisfactory to the department, the amount of funds held by, or committed or subscribed to, the tourist promotion agency for the purposes herein described and the amount of matching funds for which application is made, and provided that all advertising purchased with funds appropriated under this act shall follow central conceptual themes used by the department in its advertising for state tourism promotion including using any logotype or similar advertising construct in use by the department. (e) Applications required by this section shall be submitted only upon forms provided by the department. Such forms shall contain a statement of the guidelines which the commissioner shall use to establish priori- ties among applications. Such guidelines shall be established by the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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