Texas Water Code
§ 16.021 — TEXAS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OFFICE
WA § 16.021Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part C. WATER DEVELOPMENT · Ch. 16. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO WATER DEVELOPMENT · Art. B. DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
Statute text
View on source(a)The executive administrator shall establish the Texas Geographic Information Office to serve Texas agencies and citizens as a centralized clearinghouse and referral center for:
(1)natural resource data;
(2)census data;
(3)data related to emergency management; and
(4)other socioeconomic data.
(b)The executive administrator may, on behalf of the Texas Geographic Information Office, enter into partnerships with private entities to provide additional funding for improved access to Texas Geographic Information Office information. The board shall adopt administrative rules to describe the process of establishing partnerships, define the types of partnerships that may be formed, establish the fee collection process, and define the nondiscriminatory methods used to determine which private entities may enter into partnerships. Any process developed by the board must comply with all applicable laws regarding ethics, purchasing, and contracts.
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 622), Sec. 1, eff. May 11, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (S.B. 660), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 723 (H.B. 2489), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 723 (H.B. 2489), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.