LCO No. 1353 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6179 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1353 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist. AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE STATE'S VISITOR WELCOME CENTERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That sufficient funds be appropriated to the Department of 1 Economic and Community Development, from the General Fund, for 2 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, for the purpose of reopening and 3 operating the state's visitor welcome centers. 4 Statement of Purpose: To remove an impediment to state tourism by reopening the state's visitor welcome centers.