2015 US Code
Title 23 - Highways (Sections 101 - 610)
Chapter 3 - General Provisions (Sections 301 - 330)
Sec. 306 - Mapping
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 23 - HIGHWAYS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 23 - HIGHWAYS CHAPTER 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 306 - Mapping |
| Contains | section 306 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 104-59, title III, §321, Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 590; Pub. L. 112-141, div. A, title I, §1517(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 574. |
| Statutes at Large References | 72 Stat. 913 109 Stat. 590 126 Stat. 574 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 85-767, Public Law 104-59, Public Law 112-141 |
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(a) In General.—In carrying out the provisions of this title, the Secretary shall, wherever practicable, authorize the use of photogrammetric methods in mapping, and the utilization of commercial enterprise for such services.
(b) Guidance.—The Secretary shall issue guidance to encourage States to utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, private sector sources for surveying and mapping services for projects under this title. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall recommend appropriate roles for State government and private mapping and surveying activities, including—
(1) preparation of standards and specifications;
(2) research in surveying and mapping instrumentation and procedures and technology transfer to the private sector;
(3) providing technical guidance, coordination, and administration of State surveying and mapping activities; and
(4) recommending methods for increasing the use by the States of private sector sources for surveying and mapping activities.
(c) Implementation.—The Secretary shall develop a process for the oversight and monitoring, on an annual basis, of the compliance of each State with the guidance issued under subsection (b).
(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 104–59, title III, §321, Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 590; Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, §1517(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 574.)
AMENDMENTS2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–141, §1517(a)(1), substituted "shall" for "may".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–141, §1517(a)(2), substituted "State government and" for "State and" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–141, §1517(a)(3), added subsec. (c).
1995—Pub. L. 104–59 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
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