Mission Statement
Our recent membership surveys tell us that you
highly value our Governmental Affairs program. One of the central reasons for
our Association's existence is to protect and enhance the interests of our
lodging and tourism industry through an active legislative advocacy program. Our
ultimate goal here is to provide a more favorable business climate in which our
lodging properties can prosper. We do this through several avenues:
First, our Legislative Committee monitors
legislative action each session and alerts you to critical legislation. We are
aided in this effort by our contract lobbyist, who meets regularly with our
Committee. Each year, literally thousands of bills are introduced, and it is
through the efforts of the Committee and lobbyist that we are able to monitor
and react to legislation that affects us. We also go beyond reacting to initiate
legislation that benefits our members. For the latest legislative update,
click
here.
Second, we seek to support and promote candidates
who are favorable to our industry through our Political Action Committee,
innPAC. PACs
are an essential part of the political process and ours has been gaining
significance as our funding stream grows. We welcome contributions to innPAC any
time and assure you they are vital to our industry's success.
Third, we provide a comprehensive overview of
current laws and regulations that affect your operation. This
searchable
database of Maine and federal statues and rules is an invaluable resource to
each and every member.
You are an essential part of our success. We cannot
be an effective lobbying organization without the active and energetic
participation of our members. To assist you, we offer
Cyber Lobby,
our web-based grassroots action center. Here, simply by entering your zip code,
you can find your state and federal senator and representative. We then provide
you the tools to write them, e-mail them, or call them on key legislative
issues.
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