Bill Text: NY S01072 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Requires the department of economic development to prepare a report relating to international trade agreements.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS [S01072 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S01072-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1072--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom- ic Development and Small Business -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to requiring the department of economic development to prepare a report relating to international trade agreements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and 2 declares that it is necessary to adopt such measures as may best be 3 calculated to promote understanding of the impact international trade 4 agreements will have on the welfare of New York state business, industry 5 and commerce within and outside of the state. 6 S 2. Subdivision 47 of section 100 of the economic development law, as 7 renumbered by chapter 427 of the laws of 2008, is renumbered subdivision 8 48 and a new subdivision 47 is added to read as follows: 9 47. TO PREPARE A REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY 10 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE STATE'S 11 CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER A REQUEST IS MADE BY 12 FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO ANY STATE OFFICIAL FOR AUTHORITY TO COMMIT THE 13 STATE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROCUREMENT RULES OF AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE 14 AGREEMENT OR FOR SUBMISSION OF STATE ENTITIES OR LAWS THAT SHOULD BE 15 EXEMPTED FROM AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT OR IF NO SUCH REQUEST IS 16 MADE, WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER NOTICE IS PROVIDED TO CONGRESS WITH RESPECT 17 TO INITIATING NEGOTIATION FOR A NEW AGREEMENT, CONSISTING OF FINDINGS 18 AND ANALYSIS DERIVED FROM DATA RECEIVED FROM ANY AGENCY, BUREAU, COMMIS- 19 SION, AUTHORITY, OFFICE OF THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THERE- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02097-10-3 S. 1072--B 2 1 OF AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, FROM ANY FEDERAL ENTITY. SUCH REPORT 2 SHALL PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS DESCRIBING THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED INTERNA- 3 TIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT AND THE IMPACT, IF ANY, SUCH AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE 4 ON THE STATE'S COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, JOB MARKET, LAWS AND REGULATORY 5 AUTHORITY AND TO WHAT EXTENT, IF ANY, THE RESOURCES OF THE STATE WOULD 6 BE UTILIZED IN ENFORCING AND REGULATING THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. 7 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.