2006 Utah Code - 63F-1-506 — Automated Geographic Reference Center.

     63F-1-506.   Automated Geographic Reference Center.
     (1) There is created the Automated Geographic Reference Center as part of the division.
     (2) The center shall:
     (a) provide geographic information system services to state agencies under rules adopted in accordance with Section 63F-1-504 and policies established by the division;
     (b) provide geographic information system services to federal government, local political subdivisions, and private persons under rules and policies established by the division;
     (c) manage the State Geographic Information Database; and
     (d) establish standard format, lineage, and other requirements for the database.
     (3) There is created a position of surveyor within the center which surveyor shall be licensed as a professional land surveyor under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Licensing Act, and shall have the following duties:
     (a) provide technical support to the office of lieutenant governor in evaluating boundary creation or boundary changes prior to certification by the lieutenant governor under Section 67-1a-6.5;
     (b) assist the State Tax Commission in processing and quality assurance of boundary descriptions or maps into digital format for inclusion in the State Geographic Information Database;
     (c) coordinate with county recorders and surveyors to create a statewide parcel layer in the State Geographic Information Database containing parcel boundary, parcel identifier, parcel address, owner type, and county recorder contact information; and
     (d) facilitate and integrate the collection efforts of local government and federal agencies for data collection to densify and enhance the statewide Public Land Survey System reference network in the State Geographic Information Database.
     (4) The division may:
     (a) make rules and establish policies to govern the center and its operations; and
     (b) set fees for the services provided by the center.
     (5) The state may not sell information obtained from counties under Subsection (3)(c).

Amended by Chapter 233, 2005 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 169, 2005 General Session