Section 220. Powers and duties of the commissioner

The commissioner
  acting by and through the department shall have the power and  it  shall
  be his or her duty:
    1.  To  coordinate  the international economic activities of the state
  including any international economic activities  of  the  department  of
  agriculture   and   markets,   the  banking  department,  the  insurance
  department, the education department, the state university of New  York,
  the  city  university  of  New  York,  the  New  York  state science and
  technology foundation, the New York state urban development corporation,
  the New York state job development authority, the port authority of  New
  York and New Jersey, and other New York state agencies.
    2. To advise and make recommendations on matters affecting the exports
  of  New York products and services and the investment of foreign capital
  in New York.
    3. To assist New York businesses which may engage or wish to engage in
  exporting or entering into agreements with foreign persons or firms that
  will result in expansion of business activity in New York.
    4. To identify foreign buyers, investors or investor groups which  may
  be  interested  in entering into agreements for the purchase of New York
  goods or services or in investing in New York business, and to  advocate
  and  promote  New  York  products  and  services  and capital investment
  opportunities to buyers and investors in  other  nations  and  to  those
  intermediary  parties  able  to locate and negotiate sales or agreements
  with such buyers and investors, that will assist the export sale of  New
  York  products  or  services or the investment of foreign capital in New
  York.
    5. To identify business firms which produce a  product  or  provide  a
  service  deemed  to  be  exportable and assist such firms in identifying
  foreign markets and buyers in order to effect the sale of  such  product
  or service to foreign buyers.
    6.  To  conduct  investigations,  research,  studies  and  analyses of
  matters affecting New York exporters and potential exporters.
    7. To provide services  to  New  York  firms  in  identifying  foreign
  markets,  buyers,  distributors, licensees and investors; in identifying
  export financing options and mechanisms that may assist  such  firms  in
  making sales to foreign buyers; and in preparing documentation and other
  paperwork necessary to sell abroad.
    8.   To   provide   export  trade  and  foreign  investment  services,
  particularly in regions  of  the  state  where  such  services  are  not
  otherwise  available,  and  to  promote  the  development of a statewide
  network of international trade organizations to assist the department in
  its efforts to provide export promotion services  through  its  regional
  offices.
    9. To encourage activities by business or industry associations in the
  area  of international trade, to seek comments from such associations on
  international  trade  legislation,  policy,  and  negotiations  at   the
  international,  federal  and  state  levels and to provide technical and
  financial assistance to such associations in the areas of  export  trade
  development and promotion.
    10.  To perform such other functions as deemed necessary and proper to
  increase the amount of exports of New York products and services  or  to
  increase the amount of investment of foreign capital in New York.
    *  NB  Amendments  effective  insofar  as  they  pertain  to  the Port
  Authority of New York and New Jersey upon passage of same as legislation
  by New Jersey