(a) The Office shall:
(1) Undertake a vigorous program designed to advertise and promote the Virgin Islands as an ideal location for major and minor film productions and music/audio recording projects, including the production and distribution of pamphlets and brochures; the placing of appropriate advertising in various cinematography, music industry and other national and international publications; and the attendance at various music and film industry conventions;
(2) Enlist the cooperation of other governmental departments, agencies and instrumentalities in arranging and scheduling film and music recording productions in the Virgin Islands, establishing procedures to facilitate such productions and establishing within the Office an information dissemination service to familiarize prospective film or music companies with local procedures and requirements;
(3) Undertake appropriate promotion measures at the local level designed to foster an interest in all aspects of cinematography, music recording, live music performances and related fields, and providing information on the various employment opportunities in these fields available to Virgin Islands residents;
(4) Submit periodic reports to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the success or shortcomings of the film and music promotion program, and recommend appropriate legislation designed to advance the goals of the program, including modifications to various tax exemptions, subsidies or other incentives;
(5) Establish contact with and enlist the cooperation of private industries or businesses whose merchandise, equipment, facilities or services might be utilized by film-makers and recording artists/musicians/labels in the various steps of the film production process,
(6) Establish contact with and enlist the cooperation of local film production companies, music studios and local musicians, whose facilities or services might be utilized by music production entities that seek to conduct business in the Virgin Islands;
(7) Establish contact with and enlist the cooperation of local music venues and sound reinforcement companies, whose facilities or services might be utilized by artists/musicians/labels in live performances;
(8) Establish a program and fund for scholarship grants or loans or similar program that:
(A) is designed to promote the formal education of and provide assistance to Virgin Islands residents desiring to pursue careers in cinematography, audio recording and related fields; and
(B) may be funded in whole or in part from fees collected under the music and film recording tax benefit program;
(9) Establish liaisons with other governmental film and music promotion agencies in the United States, as well as in foreign countries, in order to encourage the free flow of information and ideas regarding the promotion of the filmmaking and music recording industries;
(10) Encourage music artists, or music recording labels to film, in whole or in part, music videos in the Virgin Islands;
(11) Encourage music artists and music labels to conduct film or audio recording projects in the Virgin Islands;
(12) Promote and publicize the decisions by prominent music artists or music labels to conduct audio recording projects in the Virgin Islands; and
(13) Perform such other functions as it considers appropriate to promote the film and music recording industries in the Virgin Islands.
(b) The Office shall use its best efforts to ensure that all film production activities and music recording projects solicited or handled by the Office result in a production that reflects and portrays the Virgin Islands and its people in a positive light.