(1) Study and identify the issues and problems regarding unnecessary interstate relocation of existing jobs and develop recommendations to the issues and problems.

(2) Investigate and encourage, with due recognition of relevant regional, physical, and other differences, effective programs in each of the party states that will result in the protection of jobs from unnecessary interstate relocation.

(3) Assist in achieving and maintaining an efficient and productive business climate that protects existing jobs without preventing incentives for new business or for expansion of existing business.

(4) Provide the means for the encouragement and use of research that will facilitate the achievement of the foregoing purposes, with due regard for the findings set forth in section 2 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.50-1997, SEC.1.