Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-823

ECO 823

Regional Tourism Councils Funding Allocation

Messrs. Lesser and Eldridge, Ms. Lovely, Ms. Flanagan, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Humason, deMacedo, Welch and Wolf moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7008-0900 the following item:-

“7008-1000 For assistance to regional tourist councils under section 14 of chapter 23A of the General Laws; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each of the councils may expend an amount not to exceed 20 per cent of the funds appropriated in this item for the cost of administrative services; provided further, that upon submission of a marketing plan for fiscal year 2017 by a Regional Tourism Council, the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism shall review said plan, award funding of said plan and the Secretary of Administration and Finance shall allocate the funding of the entire award for said plan to the Regional Tourism Council no later than 60 days from the beginning of fiscal year 2017; provided further that the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism shall not withhold any monies from this line-item.”