ESTABLISHING AN
INTERAGENCY
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL
Economic
development is of major importance to the state of Washington. The attraction of new business, retention and expansion of
businesses of all size, marketing of Washington products to foreign
countries, job development and training, attraction of tourists to the state, and
having an adequate infrastructure to support these activities are top
priorities for the state of Washington. While the Department of Commerce and Economic Development is the primary agency
involved with these matters, several other agencies are involved in related
activities such as job and community development. In order to provide better
coordination between these agencies, it is desirable that an Interagency
Economic Development Coordinating Council be established.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John
Spellman, Governor of the state of Washington, by
virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby order and direct the following:
A. A council known as the Interagency
Economic Development Coordinating Council shall be established.
B. The Council shall be composed of the
directors of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Employment
Security, Agriculture, the Small Business
Development Council, Washington State University, the Interagency Committee for
Outdoor Recreation, Department of Ecology, Office of Financial Management,
Department of Transportation, and the Department of
Revenue. The Governor shall designate one of the members of his
staff as chairman. The Council shall meet regularly and shall create
subcommittees as needed to deal with specific issues of concern.
C. The Council shall
review the administrative efforts of its member agencies to provide adequate
infrastructure support, small business development, environmental coordination,
and other actions necessary to foster economic development within the State of
Washington.
D. The Council shall
report periodically its recommendations for action to the
Governor, who shall disseminate them to the legislature and the public.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
State
of Washington to be affixed at Olympia
this 25th day of August A.D., Nineteen
hundred and eighty-three.
JOHN SPELLMAN
Governor of Washington
BY
THE GOVERNOR:
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Assistant, Secretary of State
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