H.B. 367 Enrolled

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GLOBAL POSITIONING REFERENCE
2 NETWORK
3 2007 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Kory M. Holdaway
6 Senate Sponsor: Carlene M. Walker
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill modifies provisions relating to the Statewide Global Positioning Reference
11 Network.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . gives a name to a previously unnamed committee that advises the Automated
15 Geographic Reference Center;
16 . changes the membership of the advisory committee; and
17 . requires the chief information officer, rather than the Division of Integrated
18 Technology, to make rules for operating policies and procedures for the Statewide
19 Global Positioning Reference Network.
20 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 None
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 AMENDS:
26 63F-1-509, as enacted by Chapter 76, Laws of Utah 2005
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28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 63F-1-509 is amended to read:

30 63F-1-509. Statewide Global Positioning Reference Network created -- Advisory
31 committee.
32 (1) (a) There is created the Statewide Global Positioning Reference Network to
33 improve the quality of geographic information system data and the productivity, efficiency, and
34 cost-effectiveness of government services.
35 (b) The network shall provide a system of permanently mounted, fully networked,
36 global positioning system base stations that will provide real time radio navigation and
37 establish a standard statewide coordinate reference system.
38 (c) The center shall administer the network.
39 (2) (a) There is created [an advisory committee] the Global Positioning Systems
40 Advisory Committee to advise the center on implementing and maintaining the network.
41 (b) The committee membership shall consist of:
42 (i) the center manager or the manager's designee;
43 (ii) a representative from the Department of Transportation created by Section
44 72-1-201 designated by the executive director appointed under Section 72-1-202 ;
45 [(iii) a representative from the division designated by the director;]
46 [(iv)] (iii) the chief information officer or the chief information officer's designee;
47 [and]
48 [(v)] (iv) a representative from the Utah Association of County Surveyors[.]; and
49 (v) a representative from the Utah Council of Land Surveyors.
50 (c) The representative from the center shall be the chair of the committee.
51 (d) The committee shall meet upon the call of the chair or a majority of the committee
52 members.
53 (e) The committee chair shall give reasonable notice to each member prior to any
54 meeting.
55 (f) Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
56 (g) The center shall provide staff support to the committee.
57 (h) Committee members who are state government employees shall receive no

58 additional compensation for their work on the committee.
59 (i) Committee members who are not state government employees shall receive no
60 compensation or expenses for their work on the committee.
61 (j) The committee shall recommend rules to the [division] chief information officer for
62 adoption under Subsection (3).
63 (3) (a) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
64 the [division] chief information officer shall make, in consultation with the committee, rules
65 providing for operating policies and procedures for the network.
66 (b) The rules shall consider:
67 (i) network development that serves a public purpose;
68 (ii) increased productivity and efficiency for state agencies; and
69 (iii) costs and longevity of the network.