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The Buffalo Democrat, a frequent critixc of the , which oversees the plant, has askeds the state to turn over 36 percentf of net revenue for economic development and tourismj effortsin Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua and Orleands counties. That would amount to some $65 milliom per year, Higgins and could create 14,000 jobs in five yearzs time. "This community must stand up and claim what isnaturallyt ours,” he said.
“Like Florida profitse from its sunshine and California profits from itsPacifif surf, Western new York must demand our righyt to benefit from our lake that feeds our which generates the power produced by Niagara According to Higgins, in 2008 NYPA had a surplus of $309 over 75 percent that was directlgy attributable to the Niagara Power Project in He added, the state agency’z own study found that only 14 percenty of the economic benefit derivexd from that plant remains in Western New York. In a letter to both Gov. David Paterson and NYPA President and CEORichard Kessel, Higginse outlined his plan.
Amonh the projects noted is developmenytof Buffalo’s waterfront, includingf the Inner Harbor area, as well as the Darwin Martin House, Albright-Knocx Art Gallery and Buffalo Zoo.