§ 26-20-104 - Authority to enter agreement.
               	 		
26-20-104.    Authority to enter agreement.
    (a)  The  Director of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized  and directed to enter into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement  with one (1) or more states to simplify and modernize sales and use tax  administration in order to substantially reduce the burden of tax  compliance for all sellers and for all types of commerce.
(b)  In  furtherance of the agreement, the director is authorized to act jointly  with other states that are members of the agreement to establish  standards for certification of a certified service provider and  certified automated system and establish performance standards for  multistate sellers.
(c)  The director  is further authorized to take other actions reasonably required to  implement the provisions set forth in this chapter.
(d)  Other  actions authorized by this section include, but are not limited to, the  adoption of rules and regulations and the joint procurement, with other  member states, of goods and services in furtherance of the cooperative  agreement.
(e)  The director or his  or her designee is authorized to represent this state before the other  states that are signatories to the agreement.