CHAPTER 21
HB 580-FN-A-LOCAL - FINAL VERSION
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2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 580-FN-A-LOCAL
AN ACT authorizing a grant from funds appropriated to the joint promotional program for the purpose of marketing the Connecticut river area as a travel and tourism destination.
SPONSORS: Rep. Avery, Ches 8; Rep. J. Pratt, Ches 2; Rep. Burling, Sull 1; Rep. Roberts, Ches 4; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3; Sen. Disnard, Dist 8; Sen. Blaisdell, Ches 10
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill authorizes the commissioner of resources and economic development to award a grant from funds appropriated to the joint promotional program to an organization whose purpose is promoting tourism in the Connecticut river area.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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99-0662
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT authorizing a grant from funds appropriated to the joint promotional program for the purpose of marketing the Connecticut river area as a travel and tourism destination.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
21:1 Department of Resources and Economic Development; Joint Promotional Program; Grant for Marketing of Connecticut River Area.
I. Notwithstanding RSA 12-A:1-e, the commissioner of resources and economic development may award, in the form of a grant, a sum of up to $25,000 during the biennium ending June 30, 2001 from funds appropriated to the joint promotional program to an organization whose purpose is promoting tourism in the Connecticut river area. The commissioner may develop written guidelines or requirements for grant applicants that are consistent with the provisions of this act.
II. The grantee shall be either not-for-profit or community-based, and shall have as its primary mission the marketing of the Connecticut river area. Prior to receiving the grant, the grantee shall demonstrate to the commissioner a strong capacity to sustain its activities, accomplish its mission, and coordinate disparate promotional efforts.
III. The grantee shall coordinate its marketing efforts with those of existing tourism organizations, the states of New Hampshire and Vermont, and the communities along the Connecticut river. The grantee's marketing efforts shall include the promotion of future Connecticut river valley development and travel initiatives, such as the reintroduction of excursion rail.
21:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: March 29, 2000)
(Effective Date: March 29, 2000)
LBAO
99-0662
Amended 1/11/00
HB 580 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT authorizing a grant from funds appropriated to the joint promotional program for the purpose of marketing the Connecticut river area as a travel and tourism destination.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this bill, as amended by the House, will have no fiscal impact on state, county and local revenue or expenditures in FY 2000 and each year thereafter.
METHODOLOGY:
This bill, as amended, authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Resources and Economic Development to award grants totaling up to $25,000 from funds already appropriated to the joint promotional program for the biennium ending June 30, 2001. The grants may be awarded to organizations whose purpose is promoting tourism in the Connecticut River area.