SF0069HW001

This amendment establishes state ownership of data collected in the waste and storm water infrastructure study and requires specific management and public access provisions for that data.

• Adds language to the bill's purpose statement indicating that the study reports shall specify ownership of data collected and provide requirements for production, disclosure, and dissemination of that data. (Page 1, line 3)
• Inserts a new subsection (c) establishing that all data collected, compiled, created, digitized, or produced through the study shall be state property, requiring that contracts with third parties mandate delivery of complete datasets in nonproprietary or widely-used formats suitable for governmental use with bulk export capability. (Page 2, after line 13)
• Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to make all datasets available for public access and download through an official state data portal or repository. (Page 2, after line 13)
• Clarifies that data ownership and access requirements do not require disclosure of information that is confidential or privileged under state or federal law. (Page 2, after line 13)
• Renumbers subsequent subsections from (c), (d), and (e) to (d), (e), and (f) respectively to accommodate the new data ownership subsection. (Page 2, lines 15, 21; Page 3, lines 2, 16, 18, 20, 22)

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