STATE OF NEW YORK
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1072--B
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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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 § 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.
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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 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
