Minnesota § 89A.09 INTERAGENCY INFORMATION COOPERATIVE

Minnesota Statutes

§ 89A.09 — INTERAGENCY INFORMATION COOPERATIVE

Minnesota § 89A.09

PartFORESTRY

Ch. 89ASUSTAINABLE FOREST RESOURCES

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Minn. Stat. § 89A.09 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Establishment. The dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, is encouraged to maintain an Interagency Information Cooperative that must include members from:

(1)the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota;

(2)the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth;

(3)the department;

(4)the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office;

(5)the Minnesota Association of County Land Commissioners;

(6)the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service; and

(7)other organizations as deemed appropriate by the members of the cooperative. Subd. 2.Purpose. The purposes of the cooperative are to:

(1)coordinate the development and use of forest resources dat

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Subdivision 1.Establishment.
The dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, is encouraged to maintain an Interagency Information Cooperative that must include members from:
(1) the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota;
(2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth;
(3) the department;
(4) the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office;
(5) the Minnesota Association of County Land Commissioners;
(6) the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service; and
(7) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the members of the cooperative.

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

Subd. 3.Report.
By November 1 of each even-numbered year, the information cooperative shall report to the council its accomplishments in fulfilling the responsibilities identified in this section.

Legislative History

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;2004 c 241 s 4;2009 c 101 art 2 s 107;2014 c 289 s 44