7008-0900 Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism

For the operation and administration of the office of travel and tourism; provided, that the office shall be the commonwealth's official and lead agency to facilitate and attract: (i) major sports events and championships; and (ii) motion picture production and development; provided further, that not later than March 1, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) an overview of the tourism industry in the commonwealth; (b) the economic impact of domestic and international travelers to the commonwealth; (c) a breakdown of the regional tourism council grant allocations; (d) initiatives undertaken to promote travel and tourism in the commonwealth; (e) strategies to combat the effects of 2019 novel coronavirus on the tourism industry in the commonwealth; and (f) the effects of 2019 novel coronavirus on the tourism industry in the commonwealth including, but not limited to, the loss of jobs and statewide revenue from the sales, room occupancy and short-term rentals taxes, delineated by region; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended on national and international campaigns to generate new tourism and economic development activities in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund established in section 13T of chapter 23A of the General Laws provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Pilgrim Hall Museum for architectural design and conservation planning to increase sustainability and protect assets by improving and updating the building envelope; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Germantown neighborhood center in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. in the city of Quincy; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Springfield for the Caribbean festival; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Inc. for maintenance upgrades of 4 elevators, replacement of a controller, MH3000 microprocessor part of the code update for fire service PH2 stop switch and conversion and interior and exterior energy efficiency improvements necessary for the operation of the facilities; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Wilbraham nature and cultural council for tourism, marketing and advertising purposes; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the operation of New England Public Media, Inc. youth media lab, training, workplace readiness workshops and internships for in-person and remote instruction sessions to engage middle and high school students in media literacy and the role of fact-based journalism in public media and improvements to the new community engagement and education center; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Museum of Science in the city of Boston to increase sustainability by improving and updating the building envelope; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to The West End Museum, Incorporated to mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to recover from flood impacts; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Waltham Tourism Council, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the historic West Medford Community Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended to the historic Cyrus Dallin Art Museum; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation, Inc. for the Bay State games; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Inc. for free public concerts in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended to Revolutionary Spaces, Inc. to address deferred maintenance and make improvements necessary for the operation of the old state house and old south meeting house in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a matching grant program to the enrichment center located in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Boch Center's Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame in the city of Boston to support the hall of fame's educational mission and local economic development through programming and performances at the hall of fame; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to No Books, No Ball Basketball Program, A Non-Profit Corporation; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Museum of African American History, Incorporated; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Lena Park Community Development Corporation, located in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for strategic marketing to increase visitorship to the Museum of the International Volleyball hall of fame in the city of Holyoke; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts, Inc. in the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for improvements to the Putnam historic district property to be administered by the North Reading Minit and Militia in the town of North Reading; provided further, that the Massachusetts film office shall promote the commonwealth as a leading film and television production state; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended on efforts to ensure the recovery and continued vitality of the commonwealth's tourism and hospitality industry post-pandemic; and provided further, that eligible uses for the funds shall include, but not be limited to, covering lost payroll, rent and other expenses, adapting programming to cope with 2019 novel coronavirus and subsequent variants, investing in technology and infrastructure for safe reopening, and planning efforts to develop creative solutions to build and transform the tourism and hospitality sector to adapt to the post-pandemic environments