N.Y. Economic Development Law § 161: Administration

§ 161. Administration. In futherance of these purposes, the department

of economic development is hereby authorized and directed to:

(a) Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and

implementation of programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and increase

tourist travel, resort, vacation, culture and convention activities

within the state and its regions with such flexibility as to bring about

as effective and economical a tourist promotion plan as possible. The

department shall give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that

is promoting the sport of cricket or the sport of stickball;

(b) Establish and publish on an annual basis guidelines relative to

the use of funds to be granted hereunder. Such guidelines shall

authorize the use of funds for the promotion of year round tourist

travel, resort, vacation, culture and convention activities;

(c) Accept or reject applications for matching funds for recognized

advertising programs by tourist promotion agencies on the basis of

annually published guidelines;

(d) Authorize the payment of funds in accordance with this act and the

rules and regulations of the comptroller out of the appropriation made

pursuant hereto; and

(e) Do all things necessary, desirable and convenient to carry out its

powers, functions and duties hereunder.