State contract proposal is a poor trade, opponents say
Source: Will Shanley, Denver Post (CO), March 24, 2006
Kristy Schloss, president of Aurora-based Schloss Engineered Equipment Inc., considers international trade vital to her business. A manufacturer of equipment used in water-treatment plants, Schloss Engineered Equipment has contracts in 40 foreign countries, including Mexico, Jordan and Egypt. The company also has contracts in all 50 states. Schloss says those overseas contracts could be in jeopardy if Colorado lawmakers pass a bill that could remove the state from a slew of international trade agreements. ….. As proposed, the bill [HB06-1010] (.pdf) would exclude state procurement rules from international free-trade agreements unless the state legislature "explicitly authorizes the governor to do so." Maryland lawmakers enacted a similar restriction in 2005.