(1) Any complete application shall be considered a valid application on the date submitted for the purposes of the Key Employer and Jobs Retention Act.

(2) The director shall be allowed access, by the Tax Commissioner, to information associated with the Nebraska Advantage Act, the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and the Employment and Investment Growth Act to meet the director's obligations under the Key Employer and Jobs Retention Act.

(3) The director may contract with the Tax Commissioner for services that the director determines are necessary to fulfill the director's responsibilities under the Key Employer and Jobs Retention Act, other than services which constitute the actual actions and decisions required to be taken or made by the director under the Key Employer and Jobs Retention Act.