In addition to the duties prescribed elsewhere in this Title, the tax commission shall examine carefully into all cases where evasion or violation of the laws for assessment and taxation of property is alleged, complained of or discovered, and ascertain wherein existing laws are defective or are improperly or negligently administered.
The tax commission shall also investigate the tax systems of other states and countries and formulate and recommend such legislation as may be deemed expedient to prevent evasion of assessment and secure just and equal taxation.
The tax commission shall transmit to the governor and to each member of the legislature, not less than thirty days before the meeting of the legislature, a communication setting forth, in an abbreviated, clear and concise form such facts drawn from the tax commission's general report as may be instructive to the members in regard to existing conditions or needed legislation.
H.C.R. No. 88, 1993 R.S., eff. May 30, 1993; H.C.R. No. 1, 1994 R.S., eff. May 11, 1994.