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                                  4653

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, ABBATE, CAHILL, JAFFEE, PERRY, SCHIMEL,
  ROBINSON, WRIGHT, MOYA, HOOPER --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  CAMARA, CRESPO, GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, LIFTON, MARKEY -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

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-
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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06701-01-5
              

A. 4653                             2

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.