SPONSOR: Nolte
Currently, municipalities and counties are prohibited from allocating the costs of the creation, maintenance, use, and distribution of a geographical information system (GIS) to nonusers of the system. GIS programs are funded by fees for services provided by the GIS.
This bill prohibits a municipality from charging a fee for access to a GIS or any of its platforms or databases, and allows a municipality or county to allocate the costs of a GIS to nonusers.
Statutes affected: