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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 209 (Friday, October 27, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64579-64580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27893]



                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 209 / Friday, October 27, 2000 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Executive Order 13173 of October 25, 2000

                
Interagency Task Force on the Economic 
                Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, and in order to provide a more rapid and 
                integrated Federal response to the economic development 
                challenges of the Central San Joaquin Valley (Valley), 
                it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1.(a) There is established the ``Interagency 
                Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central 
                San Joaquin Valley'' (Task Force).

                    (b) The Task Force shall include the Secretary of 
                Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 
                of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the 
                Interior, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and 
                Urban Development, the Secretary of Energy, the 
                Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Transportation, 
                the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the 
                Office of Management and Budget, the Director of 
                National Drug Control Policy, the Administrator of 
                General Services, the Administrator of the Small 
                Business Administration, the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency, or their designees, 
                and such other senior executive branch officials as may 
                be determined by the Task Force. The Chair of the Task 
                Force shall rotate annually among the Secretaries of 
                Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and 
                Commerce in an order deter mined by those agency heads. 
                Administrative support shall be provided by the then-
                current chair.
                    (c) The purpose of the Task Force is to coordinate 
                and improve existing Federal efforts for the Valley, in 
                concert with locally led efforts, in order to increase 
                the living standards and the overall economic 
                performance of the Valley. Economic development efforts 
                shall include consideration of the preservation or 
                enhancement of the natural environment and natural 
                resources of the Valley. Specifically, the Task Force 
                shall:
                    (1) analyze programs and policies of Task Force 
                member agencies that relate to the Valley to determine 
                what changes, modifications, and innovations should be 
                considered, if any;
                    (2) consider statistical and data analysis, 
                research, and policy studies related to the Valley;
                    (3) develop, recommend, and implement short-term 
                and long-term options for promoting sustainable 
                economic development;
                    (4) consult and coordinate activities with State, 
                tribal, and local governments, community leaders, 
                Members of Congress, the private sector, and other 
                interested parties, paying particular attention to 
                maintaining existing authorities of the States, tribes, 
                and local governments, and preserving their existing 
                working relationships with other agencies, 
                organizations, or individuals;
                    (5) coordinate and collaborate on research and 
                demonstration priorities of Task Force member agencies 
                related to the Valley;
                    (6) integrate Federal initiatives and programs into 
                the design of sustainable economic development actions 
                for the Valley; and

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                    (7) focus initial efforts on pilot communities for 
                implementing a coordinated and expedited Federal 
                response to local economic development and other needs.
                    (d) The Task Force shall issue an interim report to 
                the President by January 15, 2001. The Task Force shall 
                issue its first annual report to the President by 
                September 15, 2001, with subsequent reports to follow 
                annually for a period of 5 years. The reports shall 
                describe the actions taken by, and progress of, each 
                member of the Task Force in carrying out this order.

                Sec. 2. Specific Activities by Task Force Members and 
                Other Agencies. The agencies represented on the Task 
                Force shall work together and report their actions and 
                progress in carrying out this order to the Task Force 
                Chair one month before the reports are due to the 
                President under section 1(d) of this order.

                Sec. 3. Cooperation. All efforts taken by agencies 
                under sections 1 and 2 of this order shall, as 
                appropriate, further partnerships and cooperation with 
                organizations that represent the Valley and with State, 
                tribal, and local governments.

                Sec. 4. Definitions. (a) ``Agency'' means an executive 
                agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105.

                    (b) The Central San Joaquin Valley or ``Valley'' 
                means the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, 
                Merced, Stanislaus, and Tulare in the State of 
                California.

                Sec. 5. Judicial Review. This order does not create any 
                right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law by a party against the United 
                States, its agencies, its officers, or any person.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     October 25, 2000.

[FR Doc. 00-27893
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