Assembly Bill A1695A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 1695--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, ABBATE, CAHILL, JAFFEE, PERRY, SCHIMEL,
  KELLNER, MAISEL, ROBINSON, WRIGHT, STEVENSON, MOYA, HOOPER  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CAMARA, CRESPO, GABRYSZAK, GIBSON,
  GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, LIFTON, MARKEY, MILLMAN, SWEENEY, WEINSTEIN
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental  Operations
  --  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:

  Section 1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
declares  that  it  is  necessary  to adopt such measures as may best be
calculated to promote understanding of the  impact  international  trade
agreements will have on the welfare of New York state business, industry
and commerce within and outside of the state.
  S 2. Subdivision 47 of section 100 of the economic development law, as
renumbered by chapter 427 of the laws of 2008, is renumbered subdivision
48 and a new subdivision 47 is added to read as follows:
  47. TO PREPARE A REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE STATE'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER A REQUEST IS  MADE  BY
FEDERAL  OFFICIALS  TO  ANY  STATE  OFFICIAL FOR AUTHORITY TO COMMIT THE
STATE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROCUREMENT RULES  OF  AN  INTERNATIONAL  TRADE
AGREEMENT  OR  FOR  SUBMISSION  OF STATE ENTITIES OR LAWS THAT SHOULD BE
EXEMPTED FROM AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT OR IF NO SUCH REQUEST  IS
MADE,  WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER NOTICE IS PROVIDED TO CONGRESS WITH RESPECT
TO INITIATING NEGOTIATION FOR A NEW AGREEMENT,  CONSISTING  OF  FINDINGS
AND ANALYSIS DERIVED FROM DATA RECEIVED FROM ANY AGENCY, BUREAU, COMMIS-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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SION, AUTHORITY, OFFICE OF THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THERE-
OF  AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, FROM ANY FEDERAL ENTITY. SUCH REPORT
SHALL PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS DESCRIBING THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED  INTERNA-
TIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT AND THE IMPACT, IF ANY, SUCH AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE
ON  THE  STATE'S  COMMERCE,  INDUSTRY,  JOB  MARKET, LAWS AND REGULATORY
AUTHORITY AND TO WHAT EXTENT, IF ANY, THE RESOURCES OF THE  STATE  WOULD
BE UTILIZED IN ENFORCING AND REGULATING THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.