Higgins wants more NYPA funds in WNY - Business First of Buffalo:

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The Buffalo Democrat, a frequent critic of the , which oversee s the plant, has asked the state to turn over 36 percentg of net revenue for economic development and tourisk effortsin Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua and Orlean counties. That would amount to some $65 million per Higgins said, and could create 14,000 jobs in five yearsx time. "This community must stand up and claij what isnaturally ours,” he “Like Florida profits from its sunshinee and California profits from its Pacific Western new York must demand our right to benefit from our lake that feedsw our river, which generates the power produced by Niagara According to Higgins, in 2008 NYPA had a surplue of $309 million, over 75 percent that was directlty attributable to the Niagara Power Project in He added, the statd agency’s own study found that only 14 perceny of the economic benefit derived from that plant remain sd in Western New York.
In a letteer to both Gov. David Paterson and NYPA Presidenrt and CEORichard Kessel, Higgins outlined his plan. Amonvg the projects noted is developmentof Buffalo’sd waterfront, including the Inner Harbor area, as well as the Darwib Martin House, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Buffalo Zoo.