Utah Code 63A-16-506. State Geographic Information Database

63A-16-506. State Geographic Information Database.

(1)	There is created a State Geographic Information Database to be managed by the center.

Center: means the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Section 63A-16-505. See Utah Code 63A-16-501
Database: means the State Geographic Information Database created in Section 63A-16-506. See Utah Code 63A-16-501
Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
GIS: means a computer driven data integration and map production system that interrelates disparate layers of data to specific geographic locations. See Utah Code 63A-16-501
Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State Geographic Information Database: means the database created in Section 63A-16-506. See Utah Code 63A-16-501
United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)

The database shall:

(a)	serve as the central reference for all information contained in any GIS database by any state agency;

(b)	serve as a clearing house and repository for all data layers required by multiple users;

(c)	serve as a standard format for geographic information acquired, purchased, or produced by any state agency;

(d)	include an accurate representation of all civil subdivision boundaries of the state; and

(e)	for each public highway, as defined in Section 72-1-102, in the state, include an accurate representation of the highway’s centerline, physical characteristics, and associated street address ranges.

(3)

The center shall, in coordination with municipalities, counties, emergency communications centers, and the Department of Transportation:

(a)	develop the information described in Subsection (2)(e); and

(b)	update the information described in Subsection (2)(e) in a timely manner after a county recorder records a final plat.

(4)

The center, in coordination with county assessors and metropolitan planning organizations:

(a)	shall inventory existing housing units and their general characteristics within each county of the first or second class to support infrastructure planning and economic development in each of those counties; and

(b)	may inventory existing housing units and their general characteristics within one or more counties of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class to support infrastructure planning and economic development in one or more of those counties.

(5)

(a)	The center shall, in coordination with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and county assessors, annually compile a statewide GIS database of all government-owned property parcels in internet-accessible, searchable, and map format.

(b)

The database described in Subsection (5)(a) shall include a parcel’s:

(i)	number, if available;

(ii)

owner;

(iii)

location; and

(iv)

size.

(6)

Each state agency that acquires, purchases, or produces digital geographic information data shall:

(a)	inform the center of the existence of the data layers and their geographic extent;

(b)	allow the center access to all data classified public; and

(c)	comply with any database requirements established by the center.

(7)	At least annually, the State Tax Commission shall deliver to the center information the State Tax Commission receives under Section 67-1a-6.5 relating to the creation or modification of the boundaries of political subdivisions.

(8)	The boundary of a political subdivision within the State Geographic Information Database is the official boundary of the political subdivision for purposes of meeting the needs of the United States Bureau of the Census in identifying the boundary of the political subdivision.

Amended by Chapter 197, 2023 General Session