New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 3 - Executive Orders (Hugh L. Carey) › Section 3.87 - Executive Order No. 87: Establishing the Council on International Business. [*]

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
I, Hugh L. Carey, by virtue of the authority vested in me
					 by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New York, and as Governor of
					 the State of New York, by Executive Order do hereby establish in the Executive
					 Department the Council on International Business. The Council shall assist the
					 Governor and other State officials in their efforts to increase the level and
					 scope of international business activities conducted in New York.
Membership
The Council on International Business shall consist of such
					 members as may be appointed by the Governor. Such membership shall be selected
					 from among the private business, labor and academic communities and shall
					 include the Commissioner of Commerce. The Governor shall designate one member
					 as Chairman of the Council, and the Commissioner of Commerce shall serve as
					 Vice-Chairman.
In addition, the following shall serve as
ex
					 officio
members of the Council: the Commissioner of Taxation and
					 Finance; the Superintendent of Banks; the Superintendent of Insurance; the
					 Chairman of the Job Development Authority; the Chairman of the Urban
					 Development Corporation; the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets; the
					 Chancellor of the State University of New York; the Commissioner of Education;
					 the Director of the Office of Federal Affairs; and the Executive Director of
					 the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The members of the Council shall not receive any salary or
					 other compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the
					 performance of their duties within amounts made available therefor by
					 appropriation.
General Powers and Responsibilities
New York State has historically served as the leading state
					 in international activities, and to this day New York City is the nation's
					 busiest port and the world's financial center. As a result, any enhancement of
					 New York's participation in foreign commerce has a direct effect on the State's
					 economy; and increases in the exports of New York State firms and in the
					 attraction of foreign investments contribute directly to the benefit of our
					 economy, providing additional jobs and income for our citizens.
Essential to any effort to increase trade and commerce with
					 nations around the world is the vital and energetic participation of members of
					 the State's private sector, especially those in the business, labor and
					 academic communities. To strengthen and build upon existing private and public
					 sector cooperation in this effort, therefore, the Council on International
					 Business shall:
(1) advise the Governor
				  and other State officials on programs and projects designed to increase
				  international business activities conducted by New York State firms;
(2) serve as a catalyst for creating an
				  international business consciousness among private sector firms;
(3) assist in coordinating the involvement of
				  the Governor and other State officials in foreign trade activities in
				  cooperation with members of the private sector, including participation in
				  overseas trade missions;
(4) assist
				  in monitoring and coordinating current programs designed to promote
				  international trade activities; and
(5) review the competitiveness of New York
				  State as compared with other states in areas directly related to the attraction
				  of foreign investment, including tax incentives, financing assistance, labor
				  climate and other factors as may be deemed appropriate.
In conducting its affairs, the Council on International
					 Business and its staff shall work in close cooperation with the Commissioner of
					 Commerce in his capacity as Vice-Chairman of the Council and shall develop a
					 coordinated work program with the Division of International Commerce of the
					 Department of Commerce. It shall also establish such committees or other
					 sub-groups as may be needed.
Internal Management
The Council may employ such staff and may retain the
					 services of such assistants as may be deemed necessary, at compensation to be
					 fixed by the Chairman. It may also make such other expenditures as may be
					 deemed necessary within the amounts available therefor and subject to the
					 approval of the Director of the Budget. In carrying out its functions, powers
					 and duties, and in addition to coordinating its activities with the Department
					 of Commerce, the Council shall, wherever possible, make use of the resources of
					 existing State departments and agencies, which are hereby directed to render
					 full cooperation and assistance to the Council.
Signed: Hugh L. Carey
Dated: March 23, 1979
Footnotes
* [Revoked by Executive Order
					 No. 58 (Mario M. Cuomo), §
											4.58, infra.]