Sec. 103. Establishment and maintenance of National Geospatial Database
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The Administrator shall establish and maintain a comprehensive database of geospatial data for all lands owned or managed by the United States (including public lands), all Indian trust parcels, and, to the extent possible, all non-Federal lands in each State. The database shall be known as the National Geospatial Database . The National Geospatial Database shall include, for all lands described in subsection (a), the following geospatial data (as applicable): Cadastral information, organized on large scale maps— using a geodetic network as a reference frame; with a cadastral boundary overlay delineating all cadastral parcels; and with a system for indexing and identifying each cadastral parcel.
Geodetic control information. Orthoimagery. Elevation and bathymetry. Information on transportation networks. Hydrography. Information on underground infrastructure, including the location, type, size, composition, and use of underground structures including tunnels and pipelines, including through reference to— aerial photogrammetric maps; GPS and field surveys; as-built drawings; service connection cards; and historical maps and documents. Information on the geographic areas of governmental and administrative units.
In the case of Federal property, any recommendation the Administrator has made about the property under section 104(b). Other geospatial data determined by the Administrator, in consultation with the National Geospatial Policy Commission, to be useful in carrying out national priorities including— economic development; the management, adjudication, and prevention of future disruptions in the home mortgage system; the development and implementation of a smart energy grid; the deployment of universal domestic broadband service; the management of Federal real property assets; emergency preparedness and response; homeland security; the delivery of efficient health care and other services provided, financed, or regulated by the Federal Government; and the maintenance, rehabilitation, and enhancement of the public works, transportation, and other infrastructure of the United States.
The Administrator, in consultation with the National Geospatial Policy Commission, shall provide a return on investment analysis and economic benefit assessment of the National Geospatial Database. Except as provided by paragraph (2), the National Geospatial Database shall be available to the public. The Administrator shall withhold from public disclosure any information the disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security of the United States.
The Administrator shall develop and implement a strategy to fund the establishment and maintenance of the National Geospatial Database through means that may include— the use of appropriated funds; the establishment of user fees for the National Geospatial Database; the establishment of a revolving fund with respect to the user fees; interagency and intergovernmental partnerships; and public-private partnerships.