Amended in Assembly March 19, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 337

Introduced by Assembly Member Allen

February 13, 2013

An act begin insert to amend Section 13996.55 of the Government Code, end insert relating to begin delete ports end delete begin insert economic development end insert .

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 337, as amended, Allen. begin delete Ports: economic importance of ports. end delete begin insert Economic development: international trade and investment strategy. end insert

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Existing law requires the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to provide to the Legislature, no later than February 1, 2014, a strategy for international trade and investment that includes, among other things, policy goals, objectives, and recommendations for a comprehensive international trade and investment program for the state, and an identified organizational structure for the state administration of international trade and investment policies, programs, and services, as specified.

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This bill would additionally require the strategy to include an evaluation of the ports of entry to the state and their capacity for handling international trade, including industrial and postconsumer secondary material, originating from or destined for other states.

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Existing law establishes various port districts along California’s coast, and prescribes procedures for the formation and operation of those districts.

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This bill would make various legislative findings and declarations relating to the economic importance of port systems in the state.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert Section 13996.55 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is
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13996.55.  

(a) The Director of the Governor’s Office of
Business and Economic Development shall provide to the
Legislature, not later than February 1, 2014, a strategy for
international trade and investment that, at a minimum, includes
all of the following:

(1) Policy goals, objectives, and recommendations necessary
to implement a comprehensive international trade and investment
program for the State of California. This information shall be
provided in a fashion that clearly indicates priority within the
overall strategy.

(2) Measurable outcomes and timelines for the goals, objectives,
and actions for the international trade and investment program.

(3) Identification of impediments for achieving goals and
objectives.

(4) Identification of key stakeholder partnerships that will be
used in implementing the strategy.

(5) Identification of options for funding recommended actions.

(6) Identification of an international trade and investment
organizational structure for the state administration of international
trade and investment policies, programs, and services.

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(7) Evaluation of the ports of entry to the state and their capacity
for handling international trade, including industrial and
postconsumer secondary material, originated in or destined for
other states.

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(b) The strategy shall be submitted to the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly and the Secretary of the Senate. A copy of the strategy
shall be provided to the Speaker of the Assembly, the President
pro Tempore of the Senate, and the chairs of the Assembly
Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
and the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic
Development, or the successor committees with jurisdiction over
international trade and economic development programs.

(c) The strategy shall be updated pursuant to the procedures of
this section at least once every five years.

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SECTION 1.  

The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:

(a) California’s network of ports, especially the Los Angeles
and Long Beach port systems, are vital to the continued economic
vibrancy of our state.

(b) Port systems are increasingly important to California,
especially because the modernization and expansion of the Panama
Canal will result in increased shipping capacity and vessel travel
to California’s ports.

(c) The Legislature needs to address issues related to the
increased efficiency and capacity at ports, and the ability of
California’s ports to ensure that we have adequate infrastructure
to provide for the movement of goods in and out of our state.

(d) The maintenance of an efficient port system in California
will facilitate job creation, economic growth, and competitiveness
in the world marketplace, with a particular emphasis on Pacific
Rim trade and commerce.

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