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| Public Act 102-1009 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Illinois Center for Geographic Information Act. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||
"Center" means the Illinois Center for Geographic | ||||
Information. | ||||
"Committee" means the Intergovernmental Advisory | ||||
Committee. | ||||
Section 10. Illinois Center for Geographic Information. | ||||
Subject to appropriation, the Illinois Center for Geographic | ||||
Information is created within the Prairie Research Institute | ||||
at the University of Illinois. The general management, | ||||
control, and operation of the Center shall be within the | ||||
University of Illinois. The University of Illinois may provide | ||||
for a Geographic Information Officer to manage the Center and | ||||
designate his or her duties and compensation. | ||||
Section 15. Purpose. | ||||
(a) The Center shall evaluate proposals, in consultation | ||||
with the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, and make | ||||
recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on the | ||
efficient development, use, and funding of geographic | ||
information management technology for State, regional, local, | ||
and academic agencies and institutions. Proposals shall | ||
include: | ||
(1) standards for the collection (geodetic), | ||
maintenance, dissemination, and documentation of spatial | ||
data, consistent with established and ongoing development | ||
of national standards and guidelines when applicable; | ||
(2) funding strategies that encourage and support the | ||
use of geographic information management technology at | ||
local levels of government; | ||
(3) examining the impacts of the Freedom of | ||
Information Act as it applies to digital data | ||
dissemination; | ||
(4) statewide basemap development; and | ||
(5) the development of multi-year strategies for | ||
geographic information management technology in Illinois. | ||
As necessary, the Center may enter into agreements with | ||
professional nonprofit organizations to achieve its | ||
objectives. | ||
(b) The Center shall coordinate, accept, and administer | ||
grants or other financial assistance from the federal | ||
government and may accept grants from corporations, for profit | ||
or nonprofit, or associations for the purpose of conducting | ||
research, evaluations, or demonstration projects directed | ||
toward the development of an integrated statewide system of | ||
geographic information management technology. | ||
Section 20. Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. | ||
(a) The Prairie Research Institute shall form an | ||
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee that shall serve in an | ||
advisory capacity for the Center and shall be composed of | ||
geographic information systems staff appointed by: | ||
(1) the Director of State Police; | ||
(2) the Secretary of Transportation; | ||
(3) the Director of Agriculture; | ||
(4) the Director of Public Health; | ||
(5) the Director of Natural Resources; | ||
(6) the Director of Revenue; | ||
(7) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; | ||
(8) the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management | ||
Agency; | ||
(9) the Director of the Environmental Protection | ||
Agency; | ||
(10) the Director of Central Management Services; | ||
(11) the Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce | ||
Commission; and | ||
(12) the Secretary of Innovation and Technology. | ||
(b) No later than 90 days after the effective date of this | ||
Act, the Committee shall hold its first meeting at the call of | ||
the Executive Director of the Prairie Research Institute, at | ||
which meeting the members shall select a chairperson from | ||
among themselves, and thereafter a chairperson shall be | ||
selected annually. After its first meeting, the Committee | ||
shall meet at the call of the chairperson. Members of the | ||
Committee shall serve without compensation. | ||
Section 25. Stakeholder engagement. The Center shall | ||
engage with interested stakeholders throughout the State | ||
representing local, regional, and federal agencies; | ||
professional associations; academic institutions; public | ||
utilities; and private sector companies, enterprises, or | ||
businesses. | ||
Section 30. Data sharing. The Center shall have the | ||
authority to initiate and enter into intergovernmental data | ||
sharing agreements on behalf of the State for the benefit of | ||
geographic information coordination. | ||
(20 ILCS 1128/Act rep.) | ||
Section 90. The Illinois Geographic Information Council | ||
Act is repealed.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||