New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.58 - Executive order no. 58: establishing a world trade council

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, New York State has historically been a center of
					 international business activity and a leader among exporting states; and
WHEREAS, businesses within the State face increasingly
					 intense competition at home and abroad from foreign businesses which have
					 developed marketing and financing strategies with the assistance of their
					 governments; and
WHEREAS, the manufacturing, service and agricultural
					 business sectors are increasingly reliant upon foreign markets to sustain
					 production; and
WHEREAS, expansion of marketing efforts abroad has resulted
					 in increased employment in manufacturing and has significant job development
					 potential in the service and agricultural sectors; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to develop and coordinate
					 expertise in New York to create new initiatives to support and expand exporting
					 in New York;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws
					 of the State of New York, do hereby establish the World Trade Council.
I. Membership
Members of the World Trade Council shall be appointed by
					 the Governor from among the business, labor and academic communities, and shall
					 include the Director of Economic Development. The Governor shall designate one
					 member as Chairman of the Council.
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
					 Urban Development Corporation; the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets; the
					 Commissioner of Labor; the Chancellor of the State University of New York; 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 non-ex officio members shall be reimbursed for expenses
					 incurred in the performance of their duties.
II. Powers and Responsibilities
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, particularly in the business, labor and academic
					 communities, in developing and recommending policies and programs. To
					 strengthen and build upon existing private and public sector cooperation in
					 this effort, the World Trade Council shall:
(1) advise the Governor on policies, programs
				  and projects designed to increase international business activities conducted
				  by New York State firms;
(2)
				  identify opportunities and make recommendations for increasing exports from New
				  York State;
(3) serve as a catalyst
				  for creating an international business consciousness among private sector
				  firms;
(4) assist in coordinating
				  the involvement of public officers and entities in foreign trade activities in
				  cooperation with members of the private sector, including participation in
				  overseas trade missions;
(5)
				  recommend meetings between the Governor, other State officials and members of
				  the private sector with foreign government representatives, business people and
				  members of the press to promote doing business in New York State;
(6) examine and evaluate the competitiveness
				  of the State as compared with other states in areas directly related to the
				  attraction of foreign investment, including tax incentives, business climate,
				  labor market and other factors as may be deemed appropriate;
(7) review, evaluate and make appropriate
				  recommendations to the Governor regarding proposed legislation to encourage and
				  facilitate the export to foreign markets of New York products and services and
				  to improve New York's competitive standing as an exporting state;
(8) recommend methods to increase awareness
				  of financial institutions, public entities and other interested entities of the
				  particular and unique needs of the State' s export industry; and
(9) report to the Governor by March 31, 1985,
				  and on an annual basis thereafter, on the competitive status of New
				  York-produced exports, including such recommendations for action as may be
				  appropriate.