LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION urging the New York State Congressional deleg-
ation to pass H.R. 2743, The Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restora-
tion Act, restoring the protections of state motor vehicle franchise
laws

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to urge the New York
State Congressional delegation to pass H.R. 2743, The Automobile Dealer
Economic Rights Restoration Act, restoring the protections of state
motor vehicle franchise laws; and
WHEREAS, The automotive industry is a central component of the economy
accounting for almost four percent of the gross domestic product of the
United States and one out of every ten jobs in the country; this partic-
ular sector is at all levels important to the economic future of New
York State; and
WHEREAS, Franchised automobile dealerships employ more than a million
people in more than 20,000 dealerships across the United States, includ-
ing more than 50,000 people in New York; and
WHEREAS, Sales at franchised automobile dealerships yield an average
of 18% of all retail sales in each state of the United States and
account for more than $690 billion in sales a year; with each dealership
averaging sales of more than $30 million annually, New York alone aver-
ages more than $34 billion in sales; and
WHEREAS, Through employment, sales, and property ownership, dealers
account for tens of billions of dollars in tax revenues to the federal,
state, and local governments in which they do business; and
WHEREAS, Through charitable activities, dealerships are active partic-
ipants in the communities in which they operate, donating vehicles,
providing educational opportunities and raising funds for worthy organ-
izations and causes; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body recognizes the negative effect that the
closure of any dealership or manufacturing facility has on the community
it serves and recognizes the devastating financial impact of a policy of
closing dealerships across the state; and
WHEREAS, New York State has recognized the importance of providing
franchised automobile dealers with protections in their contractual
dealings with franchisors by enacting the Franchised Motor Vehicle Deal-
er Act; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the New York State Congressional delegation be and
hereby is respectfully memorialized by this Legislative Body to pass
H.R. 2743 to ensure that franchised dealerships are afforded the
protections provided by New York's Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer Act
so that the communities in which they are located, the consumers they
serve and the workers they employ are sufficiently protected; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to each member of the Congressional delegation from the State of
New York.