(a) An Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee is established to oversee coordination of the use and sharing of geospatial data and information in Delaware. It shall be comprised of the following members:
(1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(2) The Secretary of the Department of Technology and Information;
(3) The Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security;
(4) The Secretary of the Department of Transportation;
(5) The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control;
(6) The County Executive of New Castle County;
(7) The County Administrator of Kent County;
(8) The County Administrator of Sussex County;
(9) The Director of the Delaware Geological Survey;
(10) A federal Geospatial Liaison to be named by the f federal Geographic Data Committee; and
(11) Three representatives chosen annually from among the membership of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee by the membership of that Committee:
a. One representing the academic community,
b. One representing Delaware municipal governments, and
c. One representing the Committee as a whole.
(b) A staff member of the Office of Management and Budget shall be assigned the role of State Geospatial Data Coordinator and shall serve as nonvoting Chair of the Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee.
(c) The Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee shall meet on an as-needed basis, at the call of the Chair. Meetings shall be subject to all relevant open-meetings laws and regulations. Council members may, in writing, assign a proxy for specific meetings if they are unable to attend.
(d) The Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee shall be assigned the following duties, including, but not limited to:
(1) Representing the State to all levels of government (including the federal government), the private sector, and academia in all matters pertaining to geospatial data and related technologies;
(2) Ensuring the availability of basic geospatial data to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive, digital base-map for the State;
(3) Seeking funding sources to support the creation and maintenance of geospatial data for the State;
(4) Promulgation of geospatial data standards to govern all creation, use and sharing of geospatial and related data in the State;
(5) Establishment of minimum metadata specifications for publication under § 9144(2) of this title;
(6) Oversight of statewide data collection and maintenance projects;
(7) Oversight of the Delaware Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory (DataMIL); and
(8) Oversight of the Delaware Geospatial Information Clearinghouse.
(e) The Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee shall rely on the expertise and consensus of the full membership of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee, whenever possible, in carrying out these duties.
(f) The Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee may, as needed and appropriate, create subcommittees, task forces, or working groups from among the membership of the full Delaware Geographic Data Committee to explore specific issues or opportunities or to provide concentrated subject matter expertise.
(g) A Delaware Geographic Data Committee is established to serve as an open users’ group of those working with geospatial data in Delaware and shall serve to make regular recommendations to the Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee on actions and policies relating to the use and sharing of geospatial data in Delaware, as outlined in this section.
(1) Membership in the Delaware Geographic Data Committee shall be open to all parties meeting criteria as established in the by laws of the Committee.
(2) The Geospatial Data Coordinator shall serve as Chair of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee.
(3) The Delaware Geographic Data Committee shall meet on a regular basis to discuss issues of interest to committee members. Meetings shall be subject to all relevant open-meetings laws and regulations.
(4) The Executive Council of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee shall adopt bylaws for the Committee, by January 10, 2008, to govern the Committee. Such bylaws shall include, at a minimum, the factors outlined within this section.