HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1611

Department of Economic and Community Development; providing
that the Trade Policy Council shall consist of a certain
membership, with certain terms and duties; providing that
the Trade Policy Council shall not be subject to certain
laws; providing a certain termination date for the existence
of the Trade Policy Council; establishing certain powers and
duties of the Office on International Trade; providing for
the funding and personnel of the Office; imposing certain
reporting requirements; and generally relating to the
implementation of a comprehensive State international trade
program.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 257D(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments
Section 264 and 265
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, Maryland is blessed with a diversity of resources
to conduct international trade including the Port of Baltimore, a
major international airport, efficient highway networks, diverse
manufacturing, service, and agricultural sectors and proximity to
Washington, D.C.;

WHEREAS, Increased international trade can reasonably be
expected to produce more jobs, greater wealth, and an improved
quality of life for the citizens of this State;

WHEREAS, Participation in international trade facilitates
political cooperation among nations, cultural enrichment, and
educational and technological advancement; and

WHEREAS, By Senate Joint Resolution 30 and House Joint
Resolution 47 of the 1983 Session, the General Assembly
requested, and the Governor appointed, a World Trade Efforts
Commission to study the means to develop a State and private
cooperative effort to improve world trade efforts in Maryland;

WHEREAS, During the 1984 interim, the Joint Committee on
Federal Relations of the General Assembly examined the State's
role in export trade;