(a) The board may create and operate a spatial reference center at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi for the purpose of:
(1) facilitating the federal height modernization project for the state;
(2) conducting basic and applied research regarding elevation and geodetic and vertical datums in the state;
(3) collecting geodetic data for state mapping and control; and
(4) establishing and maintaining an official digital spatial reference system for the state, in coordination with:
(A) the United States National Geodetic Survey;
(B) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the Texas Water Development Board.
(b) The board shall adopt rules relating to the operation of the spatial reference center.

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(c) The spatial reference center may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and appropriations for the purposes of this section.