2002 Minnesota Statutes

     89A.09 Interagency information cooperative. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  The commissioner shall 
 coordinate the establishment of an interagency information 
 cooperative.  Members of the cooperative must include: 

    (1) the department; 

    (2) the land management information center; 

    (3) the Minnesota association of county land commissioners; 

    (4) the United States Forest Service; and 

    (5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the 
 commissioner. 

    Subd. 2.    Purpose.  The purposes of the cooperative 
 are to: 

    (1) coordinate the development and use of forest resources 
 data in the state; 

    (2) promote the development of statewide guidelines and 
 common language to enhance the ability of public and private 
 organizations and institutions to share forest resources data; 

    (3) promote the development of information systems that 
 support access to important forest resources data; 

    (4) promote improvement in the accuracy, reliability, and 
 statistical soundness of fundamental forest resources data; 

    (5) promote linkages and integration of forest resources 
 data to other natural resource information; 

    (6) promote access and use of forest resources data and 
 information systems in decision-making by a variety of public 
 and private organizations; 

    (7) promote expanding the capacity and reliability of 
 forest growth, succession, and other types of ecological models; 
 and 

    (8) conduct a needs assessment for improving the quality 
 and quantity of information systems. 

    Subd. 3.    Report.  The information cooperative shall 
 report to the council its accomplishments in fulfilling the 
 responsibilities identified in this section. 

    HIST: 1995 c 220 s 86,141,142; 1995 c 263 s 12; 1996 c 351 s 
 1; 1999 c 231 s 191; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 151; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 108 

*   NOTE:  See section 89A.11 for repealer.