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| Public Act 103-1029 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Illinois Coordinate System Act of 2024. | ||||
Section 3. Purpose. The Illinois Coordinate System Act is | ||||
established for the purpose of compiling accessible, accurate, | ||||
reliable, and repeatable data for use in the Illinois | ||||
Coordinate System and the Illinois State Plane Coordinate | ||||
System. Highly accurate geospatial data used by disciplines, | ||||
including the engineering, surveying, construction, | ||||
cartography, and geographic information professions, advances | ||||
the development of public infrastructure, industry, | ||||
agriculture, and other facets of the economy. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||
"Committee" means the Illinois Coordinate System | ||||
Committee. | ||||
"Illinois Coordinate System" means a collection of various | ||||
plane coordinate systems included in the guide for defining | ||||
and stating the position or location of points on the surface | ||||
of the earth within the State. | ||||
"Illinois State Plane Coordinate System" means a | ||||
collection of various plane coordinate systems that have been | ||
established by the United States Department of Commerce, | ||
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National | ||
Ocean Service, National Geodetic Survey, and predecessor | ||
agencies for defining and stating the position or location of | ||
points on the surface of the earth within the State. | ||
"Metadata" means naming the used geodetic reference frame | ||
or datum; epoch or adjustment; unit of measurement; and | ||
projection. | ||
Section 10. Illinois Coordinate System Committee. | ||
(a) The Illinois Coordinate System Committee is hereby | ||
created. The Committee is created for the purpose of creating, | ||
reviewing, and revising the Guide to the Illinois Coordinate | ||
System. The Committee shall meet at the call of any designated | ||
member of the Committee. The Committee shall adopt an | ||
organizational structure as necessary for the fulfillment of | ||
its purpose. | ||
(b) The Committee shall consist of the following members: | ||
(1) the Secretary of Transportation, or the | ||
Secretary's designee, who shall serve as Chair; | ||
(2) the Director of the Illinois Center for Geographic | ||
Information, or the Director's designee; | ||
(3) the Director of Natural Resources, or the | ||
Director's designee; | ||
(4) the Executive Director of the Illinois State Toll | ||
Highway Authority, or the Executive Director's designee; | ||
(5) the Director of Agriculture, or the Director's | ||
designee; | ||
(6) one member of a statewide organization | ||
representing land surveyors, appointed by the Governor; | ||
(7) one member of a statewide organization made up of | ||
professionals who work with geographic information | ||
systems, appointed by the Governor; | ||
(8) the Director of the Illinois State Police or the | ||
Director's designee; and | ||
(9) one member of a statewide organization | ||
representing professional engineers appointed by the | ||
Governor. | ||
(c) The Committee shall engage with interested | ||
stakeholders throughout the State representing local, | ||
regional, State, and federal agencies; professional | ||
associations; academic institutions; and private sector | ||
companies, enterprises, and businesses. | ||
(d) The Committee shall create, review, and revise the | ||
Guide to the Illinois Coordinate System. This Act shall not be | ||
construed to prohibit the appropriate use of other datums, | ||
geodetic reference networks or systems, or other coordinate | ||
systems when made mathematically relatable to at least one | ||
coordinate reference system outlined in the Guide to the | ||
Illinois Coordinate System. The Guide to the Illinois | ||
Coordinate System shall: | ||
(1) define the various plane coordinate systems of the | ||
Illinois Coordinate System; | ||
(2) contain metadata to accompany the data from the | ||
Illinois Coordinate System, the Illinois State Plane | ||
Coordinate System, or from any other datum, network, or | ||
system intended to be a part of a public record; and | ||
(3) be made available to the public through the | ||
Illinois Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, or other public | ||
source approved by the Committee. | ||
(765 ILCS 225/Act rep.) | ||
Section 100. The Illinois Coordinate System Act is | ||
repealed. | ||