Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60

§2809 Limitation on Use of Federal Funds

Title 43 › Chapter 46— GEOSPATIAL DATA › § 2809

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Covered agencies may not use Federal money, starting on the implementation date, to make, buy, update, keep, or share geospatial data that doesn't meet the standards set under section 2806, as the Committee decides. Implementation date means the date 5 years after standards for each National Geospatial Data Asset data theme are set under section 2806. Agencies may keep and share data that was obtained before the implementation date even if it doesn't meet the new standards. The Committee Chairperson may grant a waiver if an agency asks at least 30 days before the implementation date and gives reasons, a plan to comply, and the date it will be compliant. From when the standards are set until the implementation date, agencies should follow the standards as much as possible.

Full Legal Text

Title 43, §2809

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(a)In this section, the term “implementation date” means the date that is 5 years after the date on which standards for each National Geospatial Data Asset data theme are established under section 2806 of this title.

(b)Except as provided otherwise in this section, on and after the implementation date, a covered agency may not use Federal funds for the collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, or dissemination of geospatial data that does not comply with the applicable standards established under section 2806 of this title, as determined by the Committee.

(c)On and after the implementation date, a covered agency may use Federal funds to maintain and disseminate geospatial data that does not comply with the applicable standards established under section 2806 of this title if the geospatial data was collected, produced, or acquired by the covered agency before the implementation date.

(d)(1)The Chairperson of the Committee may grant a waiver of the limitation under subsection (b), upon a request from a covered agency submitted in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)A request for a waiver under paragraph (1) shall—

(A)be submitted not later than 30 days before the implementation date;

(B)provide a detailed explanation of the reasons for seeking a waiver;

(C)provide a detailed plan to achieve compliance with the applicable standards established under section 2806 of this title; and

(D)provide the date by which the covered agency shall achieve compliance with the applicable standards established under section 2806 of this title.

(e)During the period beginning on the date on which standards for a National Geospatial Data Asset data theme are established under section 2806 of this title and ending on the implementation date, each covered agency, to the maximum extent practicable, shall collect, produce, acquire, maintain, and disseminate geospatial data within the National Geospatial Data Asset data theme in accordance with the standards.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 2809

Title 43 — Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60