N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4.58

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 36, September 4, 2024

Section 4.58 - Executive order no. 58: establishing a world trade council

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.

III. Assistance

In conducting its affairs, the World Trade Council and its staff shall work in close cooperation with the Director of Economic Development, and shall develop a coordinated work program with the Division of International Commerce of the Department of Commerce. All other departments, divisions and units of State government, including public corporations, are directed to cooperate with the council and to provide such assistance as it may require to fulfill its purposes.

Such assistance may include, but not be limited to, assistance of agency staff and the provision of such data as the council may require.

Executive Order Number 87, dated March 23, 1979, is revoked by this Executive Order as of the date hereof.

Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: January 9, 1985

[FN**] [Revokes Executive Order No. 87 (Hugh L. Carey), § 3.87, supra.]

[FN[DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 31 (George E. Pataki), infra.]

[FN[DOUBLE DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer), infra.]

[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson), infra.]

[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo), infra.]

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4.58