BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: June 8, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Ted W. Lieu, Chair
SCR 45 (Benoit) - As Introduced: May 7, 2009
SENATE VOTE : 38-0
SUBJECT : United States Travel Rally Day.
SUMMARY : Recognizes May 12, 2009, as United States Travel
Rally Day, and calls upon all Californians to observe the day by
participating in appropriate rallies and other activities to
raise awareness of the vital role of travel and tourism to
Californians and the state's economy. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Travel and tourism play a critical role in the nation's
economy as one of the largest industries in the United States;
and the recession has severely impacted the travel and tourism
industry, beginning in the closing months of 2008,
interrupting 74 consecutive months of positive growth.
2)Domestic and international visitors spent $97.6 billion in
California destinations in 2008 and supported 924,000 jobs;
and travel spending also generated $2.2 billion in local taxes
and $3.6 billion in state taxes in 2008.
3)The United States Senate and House of Representatives
designated the week beginning on the second Saturday of May of
each year, beginning in 1984, as "National Travel and Tourism
Week," and elected officials are invited to issue
proclamations to raise awareness of the value of travel to the
welfare of the nation.
FISCAL EFFECT : None.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Travel Industry Association (CalTIA)
Opposition
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None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800