The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority also known as TIEZA shall be a body corporate which shall:
- Designate, regulate and supervise the Tourism Enterprise Zones with the primary objective of encouraging investments
- Develop, manage and supervise tourism infrastructure projects
- Ensure strict compliance of the TEZ operator with the approved development plan
- Continue to exercise functions previously exercised by the PTA under Presidential Decree No. 564, unless otherwise inconsistent with the other provisions of this Act:
- Implementing arm of the Department of Tourism
- Develop tourist zones
- Assist private enterprise
- Operate and maintain tourist facilities
- Assure land availability
- Coordinate all tourist project plans and operations