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                                  1329

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, ADAMS, ONORATO, PERKINS -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business

AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to authorizing
  the  commissioner  of  economic  development  to develop certain regu-
  lations regarding the state travel guide

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  15 of section 100 of the
economic development law, as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 1990,
is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
  (b) in the discharge of this power, the commissioner may enter into  a
contract  for  publication  of  a state travel guide to promote tourism.
Such contract may provide for the sale of advertising by the contractor.
A contract for publication of a state  travel  guide  shall  be  awarded
following  consideration  of  factors  which  shall  include, but not be
limited to, the most favorable financial advantage for  the  state,  the
best  representation  of the state of New York and its services, and the
greatest utility to the traveller.   The commissioner  shall  promulgate
regulations  by  the first day of November next succeeding the effective
date of this paragraph to guide the preparation of bids  and  the  dead-
lines  for  selection  of  a competent contractor and publication of the
state travel guide. The regulations shall, at a minimum, limit advertis-
ing content to no more than thirty percent of the  space  available  and
establish  responsibility  for  preparation and placement of appropriate
editorial content and an  equitable  listing  without  charge  or  other
consideration  of attractions and activities available to the tourist in
New York state. Such regulations  shall  provide  for  approval  of  the
commissioner  at  critical  stages of state travel guide development and
advertising standards and rates.  Furthermore,  such  regulations  shall
provide  minimum  financial  terms and responsibilities of the state and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01182-02-9
              

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the  contractor,  the  allocation  of  any  revenues  derived  from  the
production of the travel guide and securities which shall be required of
the contractor[.];
  (C)  IN  COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS,
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP  A  PROGRAM  TO  PROMOTE  AND  DISTRIBUTE
STATEWIDE  AND REGIONAL GUIDES TO FARMS, FARMERS MARKETS AND OTHER AGRI-
CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT TOURIST DESTINATIONS. THESE GUIDES MAY BE  DEVEL-
OPED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND MARKETS OR THE GUIDES MAY BE DEVELOPED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.