ASSEMBLY, No. 4531
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED OCTOBER 15, 2018
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN ARMATO
District 2 (Atlantic)
Assemblyman VINCENT MAZZEO
District 2 (Atlantic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Rumpf, Assemblywomen Gove, Pinkin and Murphy
SYNOPSIS
Requires NJ Division of Travel and Tourism prepare report on State travel and tourism industry recovery since Superstorm Sandy.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee on December 3, 2018, with amendments.
An Act requiring the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism to prepare a report on the recovery of the State’s travel and tourism industry since 1[Hurricane] Superstorm1 Sandy.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Executive Director of the Division of Travel and Tourism, or a designee, shall prepare a report on the recovery of the New Jersey travel and tourism industry since 1[Hurricane] Superstorm1 Sandy, and shall 1complete and1 submit a copy of the report to the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), within 1[six months of the completion of the report] one year after the effective date of this act1.
The report shall focus on:
(1) beach tourism1[,]1 including, but not limited to, demand for accommodations, boardwalk visitors, and the local food service industry;
(2) economic growth;
(3) sustainability of the travel and tourism industry; and
(4) policy recommendations.
b. In addition to the written report submitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Executive Director of the Division of Travel and Tourism, or a designee, may submit proposals for legislation that strengthen the laws of this State regarding the travel and tourism industry.
2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire upon submission of the report to the Legislature.