The Northern Border States Council will be an advisory body. not a regulatory one. Its fundamental purpose will be to determine the nature and cause of crossborder trade issues or disputes. and to recommend how to resolve them. The duties and responsibilities of the Council will include. but not be limited to. providing advice and policy recommendations on such matters as taxation and the regulation of crossborder wholesale and retail trade in goods and services. taxation. regulation and subsidization of food. agricultural. energy. and forestproducts commodities. and the potential for Federal and State/provincial laws and regulations. including customs and immigration regulations. to act as nontariff barriers to trade. As an advisory body. the Council will review and comment on all Federal and/or State reports. studies. and practices concerning United StatesCanada trade. with particular emphasis on all reports from the dispute settlement panels established under NAFTA. These Council reviews will be conducted upon the request of the United States Trade Representative. the Secretary of Commerce. a Member of Congress from any Council State. or the Governor of a Council State.
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