Sec. 4d-91. Geographic Information Systems Office. Geographic Information Officer.
Sec. 4d-92. Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council.
Secs. 4d-93 to 4d-99. Reserved
Sec. 4d-90. Geospatial information. Capacity, policies and standards. Assistance to municipalities and regional councils of governments. Grants. Report. (a) The Office of Policy and Management shall constitute a successor department to the Geospatial Information Systems Council in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39.
(b) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall coordinate geospatial information system capacity for municipalities, regional councils of governments and the state and establish policies for the collection, management and distribution of geospatial information. The secretary shall set standards for the acquisition, management and reporting of geospatial information and the acquisition, creation or use of applications employing such information by any executive branch agency. In establishing such capacity, policies or standards the secretary shall consult with municipalities, regional councils of governments, state agencies and other users of geospatial information system technology. The purpose of any such system shall be to facilitate communication and coordination regarding the use of geospatial information system technology, eliminate duplicative use of such technology and expand the use of geospatial information within the state.
(c) The secretary may apply for federal grants and may accept and expend such grants on behalf of the state.
(d) The secretary shall, within available appropriations, administer a program of technical assistance to municipalities and regional councils of governments to develop geospatial information systems and shall periodically recommend improvements to the geospatial information system provided for in subsection (b) of this section.
(e) On or before January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the secretary shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a, a report on activities under this section to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and development.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 84; P.A. 08-19, S. 4; P.A. 10-32, S. 154; P.A. 11-48, S. 271; 11-51, S. 65, 144; 11-80, S. 8; P.A. 13-247, S. 214; 13-299, S. 6; P.A. 14-139, S. 1.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 effective June 30, 2005; P.A. 08-19 amended Subsec. (a) to change meeting requirement from one each month to one each calendar quarter, effective April 29, 2008; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(12), effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Chancellor of the Connecticut State University System” with “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) to replace Commissioner of Public Works with Commissioners of Administrative Services and Construction Services, to replace Commissioners of Public Safety and Emergency Management and Homeland Security with Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and to delete “Chief Information Officer of the Department of Information Technology”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (a) by changing “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and deleting references to Executive Director of the Connecticut Siting Council and chairperson of the Public Utilities Control Authority, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (a) to delete “Commissioner of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 13-299 replaced former Subsec. (a) re Geospatial Information Systems Council with new Subsec. (a) re Office of Policy and Management as successor agency to said council, amended Subsec. (b) to delete “within available appropriations” and requirement that capacity be uniform, to replace provisions re duties in former Subdivs. (1) and (2) with provisions re requirements to establish policies and standards re geospatial information, to replace provision re purpose of system as providing guidance or assistance to municipal and state officials with provision re facilitation of communication, coordination and expansion re geospatial information, amended Subsec. (e) to change date of initial report from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2014, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2013 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (a), a reference to “Geospatial Systems Information Council” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Geospatial Information Systems Council” for accuracy); P.A. 14-139 replaced “regional planning agencies” with “regional councils of governments” in Subsecs. (b) and (d), effective January 1, 2015.
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Sec. 4d-91. Geographic Information Systems Office. Geographic Information Officer. (a) There is established within the Office of Policy and Management a Geographic Information Systems Office. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall designate an employee of the Office of Policy and Management to serve as Geographic Information Officer. Such employee shall have extensive knowledge of the principles, practices, terminology and trends in geographic information systems, spatial data, analysis and related technology and experience in administration, project management, policy development, coordination of services and planning. Such employee shall (1) oversee the operations of the Geographic Information Systems Office, (2) manage the staff of such office, and (3) in conjunction with the Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council created under section 4d-92, establish goals for such office within the scope of the powers and duties described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The Geographic Information Officer shall be responsible for (1) coordinating the collection, compilation and dissemination of geographic information systems data across the state, including from and to state agencies, regional councils of governments, municipalities and other constituencies; (2) managing a geospatial data clearinghouse for public access to such information through the online repository described in subsection (i) of section 4-67p; (3) supporting economic development efforts in the state through the provision of such information; (4) providing training and outreach on the use of such information; (5) administering the creation and acquisition of geospatial data, including aerial imagery and elevation and parcel information; (6) adopting geospatial data standards, guidelines and procedures to ensure consistency and quality of such data; and (7) performing technical data processing to aggregate and organize existing data sets and create new data sets.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 78.)
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Sec. 4d-92. Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council. (a) There is created a Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council to consult with the Geographic Information Officer, designated pursuant to section 4d-91, on matters relating to (1) the coordination, procurement, processing, storage and distribution of free and public geographic information systems data; and (2) the powers and duties described in section 4d-90. In the course of such consultation, the advisory council shall (A) develop (i) priorities regarding the performance of any action described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, and (ii) an annual five-year plan for such performance, and (B) make recommendations to the Geographic Information Officer concerning such priorities and plan.
(b) The Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council shall consist of the following members:
(1) The Geographic Information Officer, or the officer's designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the advisory council;
(2) The Chief Data Officer, or the officer's designee;
(3) One representative of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, who has expertise in geographic information systems, appointed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;
(4) One representative of the Department of Transportation, who has expertise in geographic information systems, appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation;
(5) One representative of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, who has expertise in geographic information systems, appointed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection;
(6) One representative of the Department of Public Health, who has expertise in geographic information systems, appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health;
(7) Two representatives of different regional councils of governments, who have expertise in geographic information systems, including aerial imagery acquisition and the provision of geographic information to municipalities, appointed by the chairperson of the Connecticut Association of Councils of Governments;
(8) Two representatives of different municipal governments, who have expertise in geographic information systems and are members of the Connecticut GIS Network, appointed by the president of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities;
(9) One representative of The University of Connecticut, who has experience in providing the state's geospatial information, including state-wide aerial imagery and elevation, to various constituencies, appointed by the president of The University of Connecticut;
(10) One representative of a public utility company, appointed by the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority; and
(11) Two representatives from different private companies, neither of which is a public utility company, who have expertise in mapping applications for commercial purposes, one of whom is appointed jointly by the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and development and the other of whom is appointed jointly by the ranking members of such committee.
(c) All initial appointments to the advisory council shall be made not later than January 1, 2022. Each member of the advisory council shall serve for a term of two years and may serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified, except that in the event of any vacancy the appointing authority shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of such term.
(d) Not later than March 1, 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Geographic Information Officer, or the officer's designee, as applicable, shall convene a meeting of the advisory council. All other meetings of the advisory council shall be as scheduled by said officer or designee.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 79.)
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Secs. 4d-93 to 4d-99. Reserved for future use.
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