90-15-301. Establishment of information system. (1) The library, in consultation with the committee, shall establish a planning framework for the implementation of a natural resource information system and shall begin implementation of the plan. This system is to be a comprehensive program for the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of existing data relating to the natural resources of Montana.
     (2) The library shall give attention to the factors listed in 90-15-201 and shall prepare any legislation necessary to implement the system.
     (3) It is not intended that the system shall require fieldwork to produce data. The system is intended to facilitate the management of data collected by state agencies in the normal course of their operations.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 650, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 395, L. 1985.