(Continuing and amending Executive Order 2001-05 and 2003-19)
[Continuing the] Governor’s Canamex Task Force
1. The Governor’s CANAMEX Task Force (“Task Force”) shall be continued and shall serve the purpose of coordinating statewide CANAMEX efforts and coordinating with other applicable states, provinces and nations in the development of the CANAMEX Corridor....
[The Governor or a designate shall serve as chair]....
4. The Task Force shall advise the Governor on all matters related to the CANAMEX Corridor development and the State of Arizona’s strategies related thereto. Specific goals and responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to:
a. Consulting and collaborating with all the states and provinces within the CANAMEX Corridor with the goal of stimulating economic growth and enhancing the safety and efficiency of the CANAMEX Corridor through strategic investment in transportation, telecommunications and economic infrastructure. Involved states and provinces may include, but are not limited to, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, the Mexican States of Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Estado de Mexico and Mexico D.F., and the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan;
b. Working with the Arizona Departments of Transportation, Commerce, Environmental Quality, and Public Safety, and the Arizona Office of Tourism and the Arizona Congressional delegation to identify funding sources for projects of strategic importance to the CANAMEX corridor’s development;....
g. Working to accelerate broadband deployment in rural Arizona, particularly along the CANAMEX Corridor;
h. Identifying and soliciting financial support from the public and private sector throughout Arizona’s portion of the CANAMEX Corridor; and
i. Preparing an annual report of its activities to be submitted to the Governor no later than December 31st of each year. Copies of the report shall be distributed to the Secretary of State, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Director of Library, Archives & Public Records....
6. The Governor’s CANAMEX Task Force shall be reviewed no later than December 31, 2006, to determine appropriate action for its continuance, modification or termination.
