(1) Serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems;(2) Engage in such activities and make such studies and investigations as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in § 4-10-101;(3) Consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering better relations among local governments and state government;(4) Draft and disseminate legislative bills, constitutional amendments and model local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the commission;(5) Encourage, and where appropriate, coordinate studies relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities, state, local and federal agencies, and research and consulting organizations;(6) Review the recommendations of national commissions studying federal, state and local government relationships and problems and assess their possible application to this state;(7) Study issues relating to changing federalism, including federal devolution, block grants, preemptions, mandates, and the tenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States;(8) Study tax equivalent payments by municipally owned electric operations to the various taxing jurisdictions within the state;(9) Study the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of property;(10) Conduct an annual study of the fiscal capacity of local governments to fund education; and(11) Conduct an annual infrastructure study.
