PRINTER'S NO. 1033
No. 933 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, M. COHEN, SEYFERT, BELARDI, BELFANTI,
YOUNGBLOOD, CURRY, CORRIGAN, TRELLO, EVANS, RAMOS AND KAISER,
MARCH 17, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
MARCH 17, 1999
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Governor to enter into a sister-state agreement
2 with the Province of Salta, Argentina.
3 The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
4 (1) A number of states, including New Jersey, have
5 entered into sister-state agreements with foreign states or
6 nations.
7 (2) The goal of sister-state agreements is to promote
8 economic, educational and cultural exchanges.
9 (3) The value of sister-state agreements, mutual
10 prosperity and a better understanding of cultural differences
11 has repeatedly been demonstrated.
12 (4) International cooperation becomes imperative as
13 virtually every economy becomes a global economy.
14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 hereby enacts as follows:
16 Section 1. Authority of Governor.
17 The Governor of this Commonwealth is authorized to negotiate
1 and enter into a sister-state agreement with the governor or
2 similar officer of the Province of Salta, Argentina.
3 Section 2. Appointment of task force.
4 Following execution of a sister-state agreement between the
5 Commonwealth and the Province of Salta, each party shall appoint
6 a task force to develop and recommend specific actions both the
7 Commonwealth and the Province of Salta will undertake under the
8 agreement. Each task force should consider the feasibility of
9 the following actions:
10 (1) Sponsoring trade missions.
11 (2) Creating student and faculty exchange programs.
12 (3) Implementing technology exchanges.
13 (4) Creating a joint tourism commission.
14 (5) Creating a framework for cultural cooperation and
15 cultural exchange.
16 Section 3. Report to General Assembly.
17 The Governor shall make periodic reports of actions taken
18 under the sister-state agreement to the General Assembly.
19 Section 4. Effective date.
20 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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