State Sen. Jim Tedisco represents the forty fourth Senate District. (MediaNews Group file picture)
ALBANY, N.Y. — State Sen. Jim Tedisco just lately introduced his appointment by Senate Minority Chief Rob Ortt to function Rating Member of the NYS Senate Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation.
In keeping with a press launch from Tedisco’s workplace, this is a crucial management task for Tedisco (R,C-Ballston Lake), given his forty fourth Senate District contains Saratoga Spa State Park, Moreau Lake State Park, Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, Saratoga Nationwide Historic Park, Saratoga Performing Arts Heart, Peebles Island State Park in Waterford, MiSci, Saratoga Auto Museum.
It additionally dwelling to Rivers On line casino in Schenectady, Saratoga On line casino Resort and Saratoga Race Course, which this 12 months will likely be internet hosting the 156th working of the Belmont Stakes — amongst many different vacationer points of interest. Tourism is a serious financial driver of his district, which incorporates all of Saratoga County, the Metropolis of Schenectady and Niskayuna.
Tedisco famous that along with internet hosting the Belmont Stakes, Saratoga County is gearing up for a big inflow of vacationers to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga, which was America’s turning level that saved the American Revolution and altered the world.
Tedisco additionally will proceed to function Rating Member of the Senate Schooling Committee and Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee in addition to a sitting member of the Banks, Libraries and NYC Schooling Committees.
“Saratoga County, Schenectady and Niskayuna have many world-class vacationer locations, a number of unbelievable state and nationwide parks, and fantastic leisure amenities that convey scores of holiday makers to the forty fourth Senate District annually and function main financial drivers and job creators for our space,” stated Tedisco, who as a former highschool and faculty athlete and later varsity basketball coach and athletic director, is aware of how necessary leisure amenities are to our communities, within the launch.
“I imagine my job because the Rating Member on the Senate’s Cultural Affairs, Tourism and Parks and Recreation Committee is to proceed to be a powerful voice for my constituents and struggle for the most effective pursuits of all of the places within the forty fourth Senate District that make our space so particular and such a draw for guests.”
In 2021, Tedisco authored and handed bi-partisan laws to allow state forest and park rangers and DEC Park Police to hold life-saving EpiPens to deal with folks with extreme allergic reactions in an emergency.
Tedisco stated his new management function on the Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism and Parks and Recreation Committee, will present a brand new platform to proceed to champion his bi-partisan laws (S.7688) to put in safety cameras on the entrances and exits of all state parks and leisure amenities. Tedisco’s invoice was in response to the kidnapping on September thirtieth of a 9-year-old lady from Moreau Lake State Park. The Governor introduced in her finances that she was following by means of on Tedisco’s concept and together with funding for safety cameras and gear in any respect state parks.
Tedisco is sponsoring laws (S.675) to supply a Lifetime Liberty Move without spending a dime admission to all state parks and recreations websites for all honorably discharged veterans and free entry and parking at state parks for all energetic responsibility army and veterans (S.2252). The Senator additionally sponsors a invoice without spending a dime use of state parks and campsites for volunteer firefighters and members of volunteer ambulance providers (S.655).
