Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 17, 2011 |
vetoed memo.43 |
Aug 05, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2011 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.549 substituted for a5531 |
Jun 15, 2011 |
referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1271 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 12, 2011 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 14, 2011 |
referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation |
Senate Bill S1914
Vetoed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S1914 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1914 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1914 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to the provision of matching funds to tourist promotion agencies for encouraging visitation to state parks and historic sites PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide for tourism promotion agencies 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 tourist travel, resort, vacation, culture and convention activities, and require that they are listed among local tourist destinations and opportunities. JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S1914 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1914 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00300-01-1
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