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The presence of data in the library does not, by itself, make that
information a public record.

 
10.__State data custodian.__"State data custodian" means any
branch, agency or instrumentality of State Government.

 
11.__State funds.__"State funds" means bond revenues and money
appropriated or allocated by the Legislature.

 
§2003. Maine Library of Geographic Information Board

 
1.__Purposes and duties.__The Maine Library of Geographic
Information Board, as established by section 12004-G, subsection
30-B, has the following purposes and duties:

 
A.__To oversee the Maine Library of Geographic Information
to ensure that it operates as a coordinated, cost-effective
electronic gateway providing public access to data
custodians' public geographic information.__Nothing in this
paragraph may be construed to affect the rights of persons
to inspect or copy public records under Title 1, chapter 13,
subchapter 1, or the duty of data custodians to provide for
public inspection and copying of those records;

 
B.__To establish and maintain standards, rules and policies
for nonstate data custodians' geographic information that is
incorporated into the Maine Library of Geographic
Information.__These standards, rules and policies must be
consistent with the standards, rules and policies set by the
Chief Information Officer that govern state data custodians'
information technology.__The geographic information board
shall adopt rules to carry out this subchapter.__Rules
adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical
rules as defined in chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.__Standards
and policies may concern, without limitation:

 
(1)__Methods of access and delivery of information held
by the library;

 
(2)__Geographic information system technical
specifications;

 
(3)__Data content, metadata and security, including
guideline criteria for accepting 3rd-party data from
data custodians or data volunteered by the private
sector;

 
(4)__Privacy and privacy protection;


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