Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 072596 |
Printable PDF Format Clerk's Official Copy |
File Number: 072596 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-1113-07 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 10/2/2007 | ||||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 10/2/2007 | 11A5 | Adopted | P | |||
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Budget and Finance Committee | 9/11/2007 | 2A | Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation | P | |||
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County Attorney | 8/30/2007 | Referred | Budget and Finance Committee | 9/11/2007 | |||
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County Attorney | 8/30/2007 | Assigned | William X. Candela | ||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION URGING THE U.S. CONGRESS TO SCHEDULE HEARINGS AND APPROVE A U.S. - COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT BODY WHEREAS, in 2006 Florida exported over $1.6 billion worth of merchandise to Columbia; and WHEREAS, Colombia is currently ranked sixth among Florida's trading partners moving 457,189 tons through the Port of Miami alone; and WHEREAS, Florida's top exports to Colombia include computers, computer parts, and machinery parts; and WHEREAS, Colombia is the largest air trading partner for Miami International Airport serving over 147 weekly passenger flights and 86 all-cargo flights; and WHEREAS, Colombian floriculture generates an estimated 225,000 jobs in the United States; and WHEREAS, in 2006 over 250,000 Colombians visited Miami and contributed $321 million to Florida's economy; and WHEREAS, approximately 200,000 Colombian-Americans reside in the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, Colombia is the longest standing democracy in South America and it is the strongest ally to the United States in the region; and WHEREAS, a Trade Promotion Agreement between the U.S. and Colombia would further enhance trade between these two countries; and WHEREAS, such a Trade Promotion Agreement has been signed, but must now be approved by the U.S. Congress, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges the U.S. Congress to schedule hearings and approve a U.S. - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the members of the Miami-Dade County Congressional Delegation. Section 3. Directs the County's federal lobbyists to advocate for the passage of the legislation set forth in Section 1 above, and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to include this item in the 2007 and 2008 Federal Legislative Packages. |
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