§ 240. Powers and duties of the commissioner. The commissioner acting\nby and through the department shall have the power and it shall be his\nduty:\n 1. To assure that comprehensive, reliable and timely information and\nresearch is available for effective economic development efforts at the\nlocal and state levels; such information and research on the economic\nconditions and trends of the state, its regions and localities should be\nadequate to meet the needs of sound policy development, economic\nresearch, economic development and private investment.\n 2. To investigate issues concerning state economic information and\nresearch including the quality, timeliness and detail of certain\ninformation; the unavailability of information on certain important\ntopics; the need to update info
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§ 240. Powers and duties of the commissioner. The commissioner acting\nby and through the department shall have the power and it shall be his\nduty:\n 1. To assure that comprehensive, reliable and timely information and\nresearch is available for effective economic development efforts at the\nlocal and state levels; such information and research on the economic\nconditions and trends of the state, its regions and localities should be\nadequate to meet the needs of sound policy development, economic\nresearch, economic development and private investment.\n 2. To investigate issues concerning state economic information and\nresearch including the quality, timeliness and detail of certain\ninformation; the unavailability of information on certain important\ntopics; the need to update information collection and indices to reflect\nstructural changes in the state's economy; the need to adapt information\ncollection and dissemination to meet new and emerging needs of users;\ncutbacks in federal economic information systems and in federal support\nfor state information gathering and dissemination; uncertainty about the\nmost economic and effective way of supporting the collection and\ndissemination of information; the need for standard formats and computer\ncompatibility among information systems maintained by different levels\nof government, and by different state agencies; and the need for a\ncomprehensive policy or strategy to guide the state's economic\ninformation system and its development.\n 3. The commissioner shall establish and maintain, within available\nappropriations, a statewide economic information system accessible to\nstate, regional and local government and academic information users and\nproducers. Such information system shall be maintained by the\ndepartment. The commissioner may subcontract for related services to a\ncollege, university or other non-profit institution. After the economic\ninformation system is established, the commissioner shall submit a\nreport to the director of the budget and the chairmen of the senate\nfinance and assembly ways and means committees, evaluating the adequacy\nof such economic information system and setting forth the reasons for\nselecting such system.\n