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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="3-307" title_number="3" title_name="Economic Development and Business Resources" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Office of International Trade">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Office shall encourage and facilitate regional efforts to develop local and regional international trade programs and expertise, consistent with other State efforts, through:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>technical assistance; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>matching grants to public or private regional entities.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Office shall encourage the location of new international industrial or commercial enterprises in the State, in cooperation with local governments and other entities.</text>
  </level>
</section>
