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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 624
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 4087
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
AN ACT CONCERNING CO NNECTICUT TOURISM CO UNCIL
MEMBERSHIP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-397c of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
passage): 3
(a) There is established within the Department of Economic and 4
Community Development, for administrative purposes only, a 5
Connecticut Tourism Council. The council shall consist of (1) the 6
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the 7
commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Transportation, or 8
the commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Energy and 9
Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, (4) [twelve] 10
thirteen members appointed by the Governor, (A) one of whom shall 11
represent the lodging industry, (B) one of whom shall represent a 12
chamber of commerce, (C) one of whom shall represent a tourist 13
attraction, (D) one of whom shall represent the arts, (E) one of whom 14
shall represent a culturally diverse event or attraction, (F) one of whom 15
shall represent the heritage tourism industry, (G) one of whom shall 16
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represent the airline industry, (H) one of whom shall represent the 17
Connecticut Airport Authority, (I) one of whom shall represent a 18
convention center and sports arena trade organization, (J) one of whom 19
shall represent a charter bus trade organization, [and] (K) two of whom 20
shall represent casino gaming facilities, and (L) one of whom shall 21
represent the Connecticut Tourism Coalition, (5) fourteen members 22
appointed as follows: (A) Three by the president pro tempore of the 23
Senate, one of whom shall represent the agritourism industry, one of 24
whom shall represent the convention center and coliseum industry and 25
one of whom shall represent the eastern regional tourism district 26
established pursuant to section 10-397, (B) two by the majority leader of 27
the Senate, one of whom shall represent the events industry and one of 28
whom shall represent the western regional tourism district established 29
pursuant to section 10-397, (C) two by the minority leader of the Senate, 30
one of whom shall represent the marine trades industry and one of 31
whom shall represent the outdoor recreation industry, (D) three by the 32
speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall represent 33
the destination shopping industry, one of whom shall represent the 34
restaurant industry and one of whom shall represent the central 35
regional tourism district established pursuant to section 10-397, (E) two 36
by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom 37
shall represent the attractions industry and one of whom shall represent 38
the lodging industry, and (F) two by the minority leader of the House of 39
Representatives, one of whom shall represent the museum industry and 40
one of whom shall represent the tour and travel industry. All members 41
appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four years. The terms 42
of all members appointed by members of the General Assembly shall be 43
coterminous with the terms of such members of the General Assembly. 44
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall 45
serve as chairperson of the council. 46
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 10-397c(a)
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Statement of Purpose:
To require that a representative of the Connecticut Tourism Coalition be
a member of the Connecticut Tourism Council.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.; SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
REP. BORER, 115th Dist.
S.B. 624