2014 US Code
Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs (Sections 10101 - 71302)
Subtitle VI - Earth Observations (Sections 60101 - 60506)
Chapter 601 - Land Remote Sensing Policy (Sections 60101 - 60162)
Subchapter II - Landsat (Sections 60111 - 60113)
Sec. 60113 - Data policy for Landsat 7
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS Subtitle VI - Earth Observations CHAPTER 601 - LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY SUBCHAPTER II - LANDSAT Sec. 60113 - Data policy for Landsat 7 |
Contains | section 60113 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3413. |
Statutes at Large References | 106 Stat. 4170 124 Stat. 3413 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 102-555, Public Law 111-314 |
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(a) Landsat 7 Data Policy.—The Landsat Program Management, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government agencies, shall develop a data policy for Landsat 7 which should—
(1) ensure that unenhanced data are available to all users at the cost of fulfilling user requests;
(2) ensure timely and dependable delivery of unenhanced data to the full spectrum of civilian, national security, commercial, and foreign users and the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive;
(3) ensure that the United States retains ownership of all unenhanced data generated by Landsat 7;
(4) support the development of the commercial market for remote sensing data;
(5) ensure that the provision of commercial value-added services based on remote sensing data remains exclusively the function of the private sector; and
(6) to the extent possible, ensure that the data distribution system for Landsat 7 is compatible with the Earth Observing System Data and Information System.
(b) Additional Data Policy Considerations.—In addition, the data policy for Landsat 7 may provide for—
(1) United States private sector entities to operate ground receiving stations in the United States for Landsat 7 data;
(2) other means for direct access by private sector entities to unenhanced data from Landsat 7; and
(3) the United States Government to charge a per image fee, license fee, or other such fee to entities operating ground receiving stations or distributing Landsat 7 data.
(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3413.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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60113 | 15 U.S.C. 5615(a), (b). | Pub. L. 102–555, title I, §105(a), (b), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4170. |
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