Government Affairs
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INFO:
Click on the link below for a copy of the "Regional Council Guidebook"
Click here to view/download Adobe PDF file.
Click on the link below for a listing of committee members:
Click here to view/download Adobe PDF file.
2011-2012 Tourism Funding
- I Love NY Tourism Marketing - $3.6 M (reduction of $400,000 from 2010-2011 budget)
- Tourism Matching Grant - $3.815 M (same level as last year)
- Gateway Centers - $392,000
- VLT Aid to municipalities: Elimination of VLT aid to municipalities except Yonkers. Senate restores that aid for those municipalities. 45 percent of their SFY 2008-09 level. In addition, those municipalities that have more than $400 million credits played per month at their VLT facility would receive 50 percent of their SFY 2008-09 aid in SFY 2011-12.
- Regional Councils - $130 M for capital expenditures; will be established pursuant to an Executive Order by the Governor.
HELPFUL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LINKS
WEASTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE
Beginning June 1, 2009, U.S. and Canadian citizens will be required to present one of the following documents for entry into the United States by land or sea from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, or Bermuda.
Click the link below for a two page detailed "At a Glance Tear Sheet" that you can print to assist visitors with questions on the WHTI requirements.
Click here to view/download Adobe PDF file.
Welcome to SunlightNY.com
A Public Integrity Initiative - Project Sunlight in an effort by my office to promote your right to know and to monitor governmental decision-making. Sunlight was the first of its kind in New York & it allows you to easily access statewide government information that until now has been scattered and difficult to retrieve.
Visit: http://www.sunlightny.org/
A Window on YOUR MONEY!
Welcome to SeeThroughNY & giving New Yorkers a clearer view of how their state and local tax dollars are spent. This site is sponsored by the Empire Center for New York State Policy, part of the non-partisan and non-profit Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Visit: http://www.seethroughny.net
"I LOVE NY" Tourism Staff Listing (Contact Name and e-mail)
For a complete listing of the NYS Division of Tourism Staff, click the link below:
Click here to view/download Adobe PDF file.
HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW IN NEW YORK STATE:
http://www.nylobby.state.ny.us/images/billtolaw.html
NEW YORK STATE SENATE INFORMATION:
New York State Senate Home Page http://www.senate.state.ny.us
To have a complete listing of the NYS Senate, "Tourism, Recreation and Sports Development Committee Members, visit http://www.nysenate.gov/committee/cultural-affairs-tourism-parks-and-recreation
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY INFORMATION:
New York State Assembly Home Page http://assembly.state.ny.us
To have a complete listing of the NYS Assembly, "Tourism, Arts and Sports Development Committee Members, visit http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/?sec=mem&id=38
Legislative Bill Tracker:
To look up current New York State legislation by bill number or keyword (i.e. "tourism") http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION:
For Federal Legislative Information & Bill Finder visit http://thomas.loc.gov
