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ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY


SUBJECT:

Oversight and analysis of tourism, arts and sports development programs.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of these hearings is to analyze the performance and cost effectiveness of programs administered by New York State agencies and their subsidiaries.

Roosevelt Hearing Room C
Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY

Thursday
December 16, 2004
11:00 AM
State Street


These public hearings will seek to analyze the cost effectiveness and performance of tourism, arts and sports development programs and initiatives implemented by State agencies and their subsidiaries. The Committee will examine fiscal details as they relate to both revenue and public benefit, as well as the effectiveness of those programs such as tourism advertising initiatives.

Persons wishing to present pertinent testimony to the Committee at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.

Oral testimony will be limited to 20 minutes' duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committee will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committee staff as early as possible. In the absence of a request, witnesses will be scheduled in the order in which reply forms are postmarked.

Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.

In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committee's interest in hearing testimony from all sources.

In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.

Joseph D. Morelle

Member of Assembly
Chairman
Committee on Tourism, Arts And Sports Development


Chairman
Committee on Alcoholism And Drug Abuse




PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM

Persons wishing to present testimony at the public hearing on Oversight And Analysis are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail it to:

Brendan Fitzgerald
Legislative Associate
Assembly Committee on Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Room 520 - Capitol
Albany, New York 12248
Email: fitzgeb@assembly.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 455-4928
Fax: (518) 455-5182


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