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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2633
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE MURRA Y .
6393H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 37, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections relating to Missouri
geospatial advisory council.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 37, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto four new sections, to be
2 known as sections 37.1300, 37.1310, 37.1320, and 37.1330, to read as follows:
37.1300. For the purposes of sections 37.1300 to 37.1330, the following terms
2 mean:
3 (1) "Council", the Missouri geospatial advisory council established in section
4 37.1310;
5 (2) "Geographic information system (GIS)", a computer system for capturing,
6 storing, checking, and displaying data relat ed to positions on the Earth's surface that
7 enables easily seeing, analyzing, and understanding patterns and relat ionships;
8 (3) "Geospatial", rel ating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular
9 location;
10 (4) "Missouri Spatial Data Information Service" or "MSDIS", Missouri's
11 primary spatial data clearinghouse re sponsible for collecting and distributing vector
12 data, aerial photography , and light detection and ranging elevation data that are
13 generated, updated, and funded by state, local, and region al agencies and governments.
37.1310. There is her eby established within the office of administration the
2 "Missouri Geospatial Advisory Council", which is charged with assisting and advising
3 the state in ensuring the availability , implementation, and enhancement of a statewide
4 geospatial data infrastructur e common to all jurisdictions thr ough res earch , planning,
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
5 training, and education. The council shall r epresent all entities and jurisdictions before
6 appr opriate policy-making authorities and the general assembly and shall strive
7 towards the immediate access to statewide geospatial data for all citizens of this state,
8 especially life-safety entities. The council shall be established within the office of the
9 commissioner of administration.
37.1320. 1. The council shall consist of members as follows:
2 (1) The commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee;
3 (2) The dir ector of the department of agricultur e, or the dir ector's designee;
4 (3) The dir ector of the department of conservation, or the director's designee;
5 (4) The direc tor of the department of economic development, or the director's
6 designee;
7 (5) The dir ector of the department of elementary and secondary education, or
8 the dir ector's designee;
9 (6) The director of the department of health and senior services, or the director's
10 designee;
11 (7) The dir ector of the department of natural res our ces, or the director's
12 designee;
13 (8) The Missouri military advocate, or the advocate's designee;
14 (9) The adjutant general of the department of the national guard, or the
15 adjutant general's designee;
16 (10) The director of the department of public safety , or the dir ector's designee;
17 (1 1) The dir ector of the department of revenu e, or the dir ector's designee;
18 (12) The dir ector of the department of social services, or the director's designee;
19 (13) The director of the department of transportation, or the dir ector's designee;
20 (14) The dir ector of the United States Geological Survey , or the director's
21 designee;
22 (15) The direc tor of the United States Department of Agricultur e – Natural
23 Resour ce Conservation Service, or the dir ector's designee;
24 (16) The direc tor of the Missouri 91 1 service board, or the dir ector's designee;
25 (17) The presiden t of the University of Missouri system, or the presiden t's
26 designee;
27 (18) The dir ector of the Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, or the
28 dir ector's designee;
29 (19) The dir ector of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency-W est, or the
30 dir ector's designee;
31 (20) A member of the state senate, appointed by the pr esident pr o tempor e of the
32 senate;
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33 (21) A member of the house of repr esentatives, appointed by the speaker of the
34 house of r epresent atives;
35 (22) Thirteen citizens of Missouri, appointed by the commissioner of
3 6 administration. Such individuals shall r epresent a geographic balance fr om within
37 the state, rep res enting both rural and urban areas with at least one individual fr om each
38 of the seven Missouri economic development regi ons, as determined by the Missouri
39 economic res earch information center . Such individuals shall additionally repr esent
40 city , county , and local government; the private sector; public safety; and academia; and
41 (23) Additional subject matter experts may participate in activities as non-
42 council members.
43 2. Appointed members of the council shall serve thr ee-year terms and shall serve
44 until their successors ar e appointed. V acancies on the council shall be filled in the same
45 manner as the original appointment and such members appointed shall serve the
46 r emainder of the unexpired term.
47 3. The council shall meet monthly and as otherwise r equired by the
4 8 commissioner of the office of administration.
49 4. The council shall designate fr om its members a chair and chair -elect for one-
50 year terms and shall adopt written guidelines to govern the management of the council.
51 5. Each member of the council shall serve without compensation but may be
52 r eimbursed for his or her actual and necessary expenses incurr ed in the performance of
53 his or her duties as a member of the council.
54 6. The commissioner of the office of administration shall designate an employee
55 of the office of administration as executive secr etary for the council, who shall serve as a
56 nonvoting member and shall maintain the re cords of the council's activities and
57 decisions and shall be res ponsible for correspon dence between the council and other
58 agencies.
59 7. The council may apply for federal and state grant pro grams to sponsor and
60 publish surveys of the condition and needs of geographic information in the state of
61 Missouri and to solicit or develop pr oposals for pro jects to be carried out in the state for
62 building and impro ving the state geospatial data infrastructur e and workforce.
63 8. The council may apply for federal and state grant pr ograms and conduct
64 other business as it r elates to the development of geospatial workforce within Missouri.
65 9. The council shall pr ovide r ecommendations on budget and staffing needs as it
66 r elates to the development of geospatial re lated projects and initiatives to the office of
67 administration.
37.1330. The council shall have the following duties:
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2 (1) T o establish public and private partnerships thr oughout Missouri to
3 maximize value, minimize cost, and avoid r edundant activities in the development and
4 implementation of geographic information systems;
5 (2) T o foster efficient and secure methods for data sharing at all levels of
6 government;
7 (3) T o coordinate, r eview , and pro vide recommen dations on geographic
8 information systems pro grams and investments, and to pro vide assistance with
9 dispute re solution among geographic systems partners;
10 (4) T o continue to establish Missouri's leadership role in the national effort to
11 impr ove capabilities for sharing geographic information and ideas with other states;
12 (5) T o pr omote the use of geographic information systems technologies as tools
13 for break ing thr ough structural and administrative boundaries in order to collaborate
14 on shared prob lems and enhance information analysis and decision-making pr ocesses
15 within all levels of government;
16 (6) T o pro vide input and r ecommendations for the development of a strategy for
17 the maintenance and funding of a statewide base map and geographic information
18 system;
19 (7) T o work jointly with officials fr om other state agencies, organizations, and
20 county , municipal, and tribal governments as well as with businesses and organizations
21 in the private sector that ar e concerned with the efficient management of the state's
22 geographic information systems res our ces;
23 (8) T o recomm end the development and adoption of policies and proce dures
24 r elated to geographic information and geographic information systems;
25 (9) T o serve as the statewide governing body for sharing and managing
26 geospatial framework data; and
27 (10) T o pr ovide oversight and guidance to the Missouri spatial data information
28 service and provi de recomme ndations on budget and staffing needs to the office of
29 administration to implement the Missouri geospatial advisory council
3 0 r ecommendations.
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