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Committee hears plan to move geospatial advisory council to Department of Community Affairs
Summary
Susan told the committee the bill would relocate the Geospatial Advisory Council from EPD to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA); committee members noted the bill contains no state funding and suggested follow-up on cost estimates.
Susan told legislators the Geospatial Advisory Council proposed in the bill would be administratively housed at the Department of Community Affairs, where her office has been physically located during its first 1.5 years.
"The geospatial council would be housed at the Department of Community Affairs," Susan said, explaining the council would act as a governance body to prioritize investments and activities for statewide geospatial data development. She said DCA has "graciously" supported the office while it is being stood up.
Members pressed on funding. The chair noted, "this bill today really is about creating the advisory committee. There's no funding attached to this whatsoever," and asked how the council and office would be sustained. Susan and members discussed possible funding paths — including leveraging federal grants and fee-based models used in other states — and the committee requested further cost estimates before implementation.
The committee voted to advance the measure but left long-term funding and staffing questions for later work.
