[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 43 (Monday, October 30, 2000)]
[Pages 2630-2631]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13173--Interagency Task Force on the Economic 
Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley

October 25, 2000

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide a more 
rapid and integrated Federal response to the economic development 
challenges of the Central San Joaquin Valley (Valley), it is hereby 
ordered as follows:
    Section 1. (a) There is established the ``Interagency Task Force on 
the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley'' (Task 
Force).
    (b) The Task Force shall include the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, 
the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Labor, the 
Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of National Drug 
Control Policy, the Administrator of General Services, the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, or their designees, and such other 
senior executive branch officials as may be determined by the Task 
Force. The Chair of the Task Force shall rotate annually among the 
Secretaries of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Commerce 
in an order deter mined by those agency heads. Administrative support 
shall be provided by the then-current chair.
    (c) The purpose of the Task Force is to coordinate and improve 
existing Federal efforts for the Valley, in concert with locally led 
efforts, in order to increase the living standards and the overall 
economic performance of the Valley. Economic development efforts shall 
include consideration of the preservation or enhancement of the natural 
environment and natural resources of the Valley. Specifically, the Task 
Force shall:
(1)         analyze programs and policies of Task Force member agencies 
            that relate to the Valley to determine what changes, 
            modifications, and innovations should be considered, if any;
(2)         consider statistical and data analysis, research, and policy 
            studies related to the Valley;
(3)         develop, recommend, and implement short-term and long-term 
            options for promoting sustainable economic development;
(4)         consult and coordinate activities with State, tribal, and 
            local governments, community leaders, Members of Congress, 
            the private sector, and other interested parties, paying 
            particular attention to maintaining existing authorities of 
            the States, tribes, and local governments, and preserving 
            their existing working relationships with other agencies, 
            organizations, or individuals;
(5)         coordinate and collaborate on research and demonstration 
            priorities of Task Force member agencies related to the 
            Valley;
(6)         integrate Federal initiatives and programs into the design 
            of sustainable economic development actions for the Valley; 
            and
(7)         focus initial efforts on pilot communities for implementing 
            a coordinated and expedited Federal response to local 
            economic development and other needs.
    (d) The Task Force shall issue an interim report to the President by 
January 15, 2001. The Task Force shall issue its first annual report to 
the President by September 15,

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2001, with subsequent reports to follow annually for a period of 5 
years. The reports shall describe the actions taken by, and progress of, 
each member of the Task Force in carrying out this order.
    Sec. 2. Specific Activities by Task Force Members and Other 
Agencies. The agencies represented on the Task Force shall work together 
and report their actions and progress in carrying out this order to the 
Task Force Chair one month before the reports are due to the President 
under section 1(d) of this order.
    Sec. 3. Cooperation. All efforts taken by agencies under sections 1 
and 2 of this order shall, as appropriate, further partnerships and 
cooperation with organizations that represent the Valley and with State, 
tribal, and local governments.
    Sec. 4. Definitions. (a) ``Agency'' means an executive agency as 
defined in 5 U.S.C. 105.
    (b) The Central San Joaquin Valley or ``Valley'' means the counties 
of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and Tulare in the 
State of California.
    Sec. 5. Judicial Review. This order does not create any right or 
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party 
against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
October 25, 2000.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:42 a.m., October 26]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on 
October 27.