25 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-397c of the general statutes is 1 |
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26 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2 |
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27 | | - | passage): 3 |
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28 | | - | (a) There is established within the Department of Economic and 4 |
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29 | | - | Community Development, for administrative purposes only, a 5 |
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30 | | - | Connecticut Tourism Council. The council shall consist of (1) the 6 |
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31 | | - | Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the 7 |
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32 | | - | commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Transportation, or 8 |
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33 | | - | the commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Energy and 9 |
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34 | | - | Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, (4) [twelve] 10 |
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35 | | - | thirteen members appointed by the Governor, (A) one of whom shall 11 |
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36 | | - | represent the lodging industry, (B) one of whom shall represent a 12 |
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37 | | - | chamber of commerce, (C) one of whom shall represent a tourist 13 |
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38 | | - | attraction, (D) one of whom shall represent the arts, (E) one of whom 14 |
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39 | | - | shall represent a culturally diverse event or attraction, (F) one of whom 15 |
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40 | | - | shall represent the heritage tourism industry, (G) one of whom shall 16 |
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44 | | - | LCO No. 4087 2 of 3 |
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46 | | - | represent the airline industry, (H) one of whom shall represent the 17 |
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47 | | - | Connecticut Airport Authority, (I) one of whom shall represent a 18 |
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48 | | - | convention center and sports arena trade organization, (J) one of whom 19 |
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49 | | - | shall represent a charter bus trade organization, [and] (K) two of whom 20 |
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50 | | - | shall represent casino gaming facilities, and (L) one of whom shall 21 |
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51 | | - | represent the Connecticut Tourism Coalition, (5) fourteen members 22 |
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52 | | - | appointed as follows: (A) Three by the president pro tempore of the 23 |
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53 | | - | Senate, one of whom shall represent the agritourism industry, one of 24 |
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54 | | - | whom shall represent the convention center and coliseum industry and 25 |
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55 | | - | one of whom shall represent the eastern regional tourism district 26 |
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56 | | - | established pursuant to section 10-397, (B) two by the majority leader of 27 |
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57 | | - | the Senate, one of whom shall represent the events industry and one of 28 |
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58 | | - | whom shall represent the western regional tourism district established 29 |
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59 | | - | pursuant to section 10-397, (C) two by the minority leader of the Senate, 30 |
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60 | | - | one of whom shall represent the marine trades industry and one of 31 |
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61 | | - | whom shall represent the outdoor recreation industry, (D) three by the 32 |
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62 | | - | speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall represent 33 |
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63 | | - | the destination shopping industry, one of whom shall represent the 34 |
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64 | | - | restaurant industry and one of whom shall represent the central 35 |
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65 | | - | regional tourism district established pursuant to section 10-397, (E) two 36 |
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66 | | - | by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom 37 |
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67 | | - | shall represent the attractions industry and one of whom shall represent 38 |
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68 | | - | the lodging industry, and (F) two by the minority leader of the House of 39 |
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69 | | - | Representatives, one of whom shall represent the museum industry and 40 |
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70 | | - | one of whom shall represent the tour and travel industry. All members 41 |
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71 | | - | appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four years. The terms 42 |
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72 | | - | of all members appointed by members of the General Assembly shall be 43 |
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73 | | - | coterminous with the terms of such members of the General Assembly. 44 |
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74 | | - | The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall 45 |
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75 | | - | serve as chairperson of the council. 46 |
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76 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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79 | | - | Section 1 from passage 10-397c(a) |
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| 23 | + | That section 10-397c of the general statutes be amended to require 1 |
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| 24 | + | that a representative of the Connecticut Tourism Coalition be a member 2 |
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| 25 | + | of the Connecticut Tourism Council. 3 |
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