CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1808

 

 

 

 

 

                        53rd Legislature

                      1993 Regular Session

Passed by the House April 25, 1993

  Yeas 94   Nays 0

 

 

 

Speaker of the

       House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate April 25, 1993

  Yeas 40   Nays 0

               CERTIFICATE

 

I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1808 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

President of the Senate

                               Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

                                     FILED

          

 

 

Governor of the State of Washington

                        Secretary of State

                       State of Washington


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                                             SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1808

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                                                           AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

                                                       Passed Legislature - 1993 Regular Session

 

State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Trade, Economic Development & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Shin, Mastin, Forner, Wineberry, Rayburn, Jones, Cothern, J. Kohl, Wang, Van Luven, Chandler and Linville)

 

Read first time 03/03/93.

 

Creating the Washington council on international trade.


          AN ACT Relating to international trade; adding a new section to chapter 44.52 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that the expansion of international trade is vital to the economy of Washington state.  International trade-related activities currently account for approximately twenty percent of employment in this state even though only a small percentage of businesses do extensive exporting.  Washington's long-term economic prosperity depends on the creation and retention of jobs that international trade provides through providing an expanded marketplace for goods and services produced in this state.  Increasing the number of businesses exporting and the foreign markets accessed helps diversify the state economy and make the state's businesses more competitive by providing experience in the international marketplace.  There are many international markets that offer export potential for Washington businesses that are not currently being accessed, particularly several Pacific Rim countries.  The legislature also finds that there presently exists several programs and initiatives by federal, state, and local governments that have to be coordinated effectively within and among economic development organizations, state agencies, academic institutions, and businesses so as to enhance the sale of goods and services in foreign markets.

          The legislature further finds that a strategy to expand international trade must be integrated into a comprehensive long-term economic development plan, and that the expertise of the private sector can enhance the joint strategic planning efforts of the governor, executive agencies, and the legislature.

          Therefore, the legislature declares that an important public purpose can be accomplished through an international trade council that, through coordination and advice, can facilitate increased exporting by Washington businesses.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 44.52 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) The council on international trade is established.  The council shall consist of fifteen members as follows:

          (a) Two members of trade organizations, appointed by the governor;

          (b) Two representatives of ports, appointed by the governor;

          (c) Two representatives of businesses active in exporting goods, appointed by the governor;

          (d) Three representatives from the executive-legislative committee on economic development created in chapter . . . (Senate Bill No. 5300), Laws of 1993;

          (e) Two members with experience in foreign marketing, appointed by the governor;

          (f) Two experts in financing export transactions, appointed by the governor;

          (g) The director of the department of trade and economic development or the director's designee; and

          (h) The director of the department of agriculture or the director's designee.

          (2) Nonlegislative members may receive reimbursement from the governor's office for travel under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.  Legislative members may be reimbursed under RCW 41.04.300.

          (3) The council shall:

          (a) Advise the executive-legislative committee on economic development regarding policies, programs, and activities to enhance the exporting of Washington goods and services to international markets;

          (b) Review current state export targeting efforts and advise the executive-legislative committee on economic development regarding markets with potential that currently are not being emphasized;

          (c) Assist in the coordination of public export programs state-wide;

          (d) Identify for the executive-legislative committee on economic development current and long-term international trade issues that need to be addressed by the state in its long-term economic development plan;

          (e) Recommend methods to increase the awareness of international trade, especially its opportunities and its importance, throughout the state;

          (f)  Study the impact of the Uruguay round of the general agreement on tariffs and trade and the north american free trade agreement on the state's small manufacturing and export firms, focusing on the competitive threats and opportunities presented by the trade agreements to the state's six most significant traded sectors as measured by the number of employees in the sector and the aggregate dollar volume of goods and services traded in the sector.  The counsel shall identify and utilize existing analyses, studies, and data from the federal government, national and state business and labor organizations, and educational and policy institutes.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  The council may accept gifts, grants, donations, devises, and bequests to facilitate the work of the council.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  The council shall make a preliminary report to the executive-legislative committee on economic development on its activities by June 1, 1994, and make a final report by December 1, 1994.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  This act shall expire on June 30, 1995.

 


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