An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1283 By: Daniels of the Senate
and
Lepak of the House
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Conservation
Commission; amending 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1501-
205.1, which relates to the State Geographic
Information Council; allowing certain appointments to
serve successive terms; providing certain exception
for partial terms; allowing the Governor to appoint
members without recommendation by the Council;
clarifying statutory language; and providing an
effective date.
SUBJECT: State Geographic Information Council
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 82 O.S. 2021, Section 1501 -205.1,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 1501-205.1. A. As used in this section and in Sections
1501-205.2 and 1501-205.3 of this title:
1. "Geographic information" means any data or databases in
which location or spatial distribution is an essential element ,
including, but not limited to, land, air, water, and mi neral
resources, the distribution of plant, animal, and human populations,
real property interests, zoning and other land d evelopment
regulations, and political, jurisdictional, ownership, and other
artificial divisions of geography;
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2. "Geographic Information System" or "GIS" means computer
systems that allow the analysis of data or databases containin g
geographic informatio n; and
3. "Statewide data" means geographic informatio n whose spatial
extent is defined by the geographic boundary of the state of
Oklahoma this state.
B. There is hereby crea ted a State Geographic Information
Council composed of n ineteen (19) members as follows:
1. Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission or
designee;
2. Director of the Department of Environmental Quality o r
designee;
3. Chair of the Corporation Com mission or designee;
4. Director of the Oklahoma Depart ment of Commerce or designee;
5. Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food, and Forestry or designee;
6. Director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board or designee;
7. Director of the Department of Transportation or designee;
8. State Geographer or designee;
9. Director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey or designee;
10. Director of the Center for Spatial Analysis of the
University of Oklahoma or designee;
11. Dean of the Divis ion of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources of Oklahoma State University or designe e;
12. Director of the Ad Valorem Division of the Okla homa Tax
Commission or designee;
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13. A member appointed by the Dir ector of the Oklahoma
Conservation Commission from a list of names submitted to the
Director from the Oklahoma regional universities;
14. Director of Information Services of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services or designee;
15. Director of State Wildlife Conservation Director or
designee;
16. Director of Homeland Security or designee; and
17. Three members to be appointed by the Governor pursuan t to
subsection C of this section.
C. The Governor shall appoint three memb ers to the Council t o
serve initial terms as sp ecified by this subsection. Thereafter,
the terms of all appointed members shall be four (4) years.
Gubernatorial members shall not be appointed to more than three
successive terms. Members that are appoint ed by the Governor to
fill a vacancy may serve three successive terms. No appointment to
a partial term to fill a vacancy shall be counted for purposes of
determining term limits. Incumbent members may cont inue to serve on
the Council until a new appoint ment is made. Upon recommendation by
the Council, the The following members shall be appointed by the
Governor:
1. A representative of the Oklahoma Association of Regional
Councils, appointed for an initial four-year term;
2. A representative of county assessors, appointed for an
initial three-year term; and
3. A representative of city government, appointed for an
initial two-year term.
D. The chair of the Council shall be the Director of the
Oklahoma Conservation Commission o r designee. Meetings shal l be
called by the chair.
E. 1. A majority of the membership of the Counc il constitutes
a quorum for the conduct of business.
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2. The Council shall meet at least twice each year, and the
chair may call a meeting of the Council a s often as necessary to
transact business.
F. A member of the Counci l shall not:
1. Be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a business
entity that has, or an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a
trade association for business entities that h ave, a substantial
interest in the geographic information industry an d are doing
business with state agencies or other governmental units of the
state;
2. Own, control, or have directly or indirectly, more than ten
percent (10%) interest in a business ent ity that has a substantial
interest in the geographic information ind ustry and is doing
business with state agencies or other governmental units of the
state;
3. Be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a busine ss
entity that is connected with any c ontract or bid for furnish ing to
any governmental body of the state w ith Geographic Information
Systems, the computers on which they are automated, or a servic e
related to Geographic Information Systems;
4. Be a person required to register as a lobbyist b ecause of
activities for compensation on behalf of a business entity that has,
or on behalf of a trad e association of business entities that have ,
a substantial interest in the geographic information industry; or
5. Accept or receive money or another thin g of value from an
individual, firm, or corporation to whom a contract may be awarded,
directly or indirectly, by rebate, gift or otherwise.
G. The duties of the Council shall include overseeing the
Office of Geographic Information concerning the followin g:
1. Development, adopti on, and recommendation of standards and
procedures that may be applied to g eographic information and
Geographic Information Systems to promote consistency of data
elements;
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2. Development of a strategy for the implementation and funding
of a statewide Geographic Information System;
3. Development, delivery, and periodic revisio n of a statewide
geographic information plan and annually r eporting to the Governor
and the Legislature. Such a plan shall include, but not be limited
to, provisions for training a nd education; and
4. Promotion of collabora tion and sharing of data and da ta
development as well as other aspects of Geographic Infor mation
Systems.
H. Neither the Council nor its members sha ll have the power to
form or award contracts or to employ staff . Members appointed by
the Governor shall s erve without compensation.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Nov ember 1, 2022.
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Passed the Senate the 22nd day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of R epresentatives the 19th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M .
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __