RESOLUTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL STATES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COUNCIL

In Council Assembly this 14th Day of March, 1999

WHEREAS: The President has proposed a Community/Federal Information Partnership (CFIP) Federal budget initiative for fiscal year 2000 to assist the implementation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and

WHEREAS: The Initiative has two components

1. Provide funding for grants, partnerships and cooperative agreements among federal agencies and communities for projects that implement components of the NSDI
2. Provide funding to federal agencies to improve their ability to provide information that meets community needs or to fully participate in the NSDI and

WHEREAS: The purpose of the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) is to " encourage effective and efficient government through the coordinated development of geographic information and technologies to ensure that information may be integrated at all levels of government and

WHEREAS: NSGIC believes that the CFIP initiative is consistent with the goals of NSGIC and the development of NSDI in support of communities.

THEREFORE, be it resolved by the NSGIC board:

1. NSGIC supports the Community/Federal Information Partnership initiative and its efforts to implement the components of the NSDI at the community level.
2. NSGIC encourages FGDC member agencies to consider state needs and their leadership role in partnership building to the regional/county/and local levels of government in states in the development of products and services.
3. NSGIC encourages the Office of Management and Budget to continue to provide oversight and support of the FGDC and the CFIP initiative.
4. NSGIC recommends that the U.S. Congress fully fund the CFIP initiative being put forth by the President in the fiscal year 2000 budget.