§ 42-23-1 - Establishment of commission – Functions.
SECTION 42-23-1
§ 42-23-1 Establishment of commission– Functions. – There shall be a commission on interstate cooperation whose duties andfunctions shall be as follows:
(1) To assist and promote foreign and domestic commerce inthis state and to cooperate with commissions or officials in other states inany movement to develop or increase such commerce;
(2) To arrange and participate in conference with officialsof other states and of other units of government and to formulate proposals forcooperation between this state and other states;
(3) To carry forward the participation of this state as amember of the council of state governments;
(4) To carry on negotiations with the purpose of adoptinginterstate compacts with other states on matters relating to labor and industryor to other subjects;
(5) To exercise such powers and duties in connection with theforegoing as may be set forth by the governor or by action of the generalassembly;
(6) To promulgate an agenda on legislative matters;
(7) To establish on an annual basis a priority for projectswhich would be of assistance to Rhode Island legislators in carrying out theirlegislative functions; and
(8) To issue an annual report on their work and activities.