(1) The geographic information clearinghouse maintained by the Division of Geographic Information Systems shall be the sole database of geographic information maintained by state agencies. The Division of Geographic Information Systems shall make the clearinghouse available to all state agencies.
(2) The division shall make all reasonable efforts to collect and present geographic information in a manner that meets the needs of all state agencies.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 42.655

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Pursuant to the procedures described in KRS § 12.090, any head of a state agency may request modifications to the methods of geographic information collection and presentation utilized by the Division of Geographic Information Systems to meet the needs of the state agency.
(4) State agencies shall, whenever possible, request and use nonlicensed geographic information in order to allow the Division of Geographic Information Systems to effectively discharge its statutory responsibility to maintain an accurate and complete central statewide geographic information clearinghouse for official state use.
(5) State agencies shall, whenever possible, consolidate their requests for the collection, purchase, or creation of geographic information into multiagency projects to minimize redundancy within the clearinghouse and to lower overall costs.
(6) The Division of Geographic Information Systems may promulgate necessary administrative regulations for the furtherance of this section.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 229, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022.