The sports authority division of the department shall:
A. develop an overall strategic plan for recruiting and retaining various forms of professional and amateur sporting events;
B. identify existing infrastructure for sporting activities, identify and propose future infrastructure and locations and identify opportunities for private and public partnerships on infrastructure;
C. inventory all high school and college sports venues, including the date of the venue's original construction and the venue's seating capacity;
D. inventory all public and private sports venues, including little league fields, soccer fields, indoor basketball courts and ice rinks;
E. foster relationships between sporting event organizers and event sponsors;
F. foster relationships among state and local agencies and provide advice and direction needed to increase the number and quality of sporting events held in New Mexico; and
G. make recommendations to the legislature to enhance sports opportunities for students and young athletes.