The tourist, ecological and cultural development of the cantons of Pococí, Siquirres, Matina, Talamanca and Central de Limón is declared to be of public interest; for which, the State, through its public institutions, shall promote the development of infrastructure and investments in tourism in the canton, under a scheme of sustainable development, inclusive tourism and proper management of the environment, that strengthen the social and economic condition of the canton; this by means of its public entities, both centralized and decentralized, including public enterprises, with the exception of those that operate under a competition regime, which are hereby empowered by this law to contribute to the fulfillment of their objectives.
Institutions with constitutional autonomy status may integrate within the framework of their constitutional autonomy; likewise, the municipalities of the aforementioned cantons are hereby empowered to lead the inter-institutional coordination process that allows for the implementation of the law and to achieve the tourist development of their respective canton.