67-1203 - Data collection.
§ 67-1203. Data collection.
A. The Authority shall, through moneys derived from sources other than statefunds, to the extent such moneys are available, operate in cooperation withthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to upgrade wind resourceand other metocean assessment equipment at Chesapeake Light Tower and otherstructures.
B. The Authority may establish public-private partnerships with a developerpursuant to the Public-Private Educational Facilities and Infrastructure Actof 2002 (§ 56-575.1 et seq.) for the installation and operation of windresource and other metocean equipment, including light detection and rangingequipment, meteorological measurement towers, and data collection platforms.Any partnership established pursuant to this subsection shall stipulate that:
1. The Authority and the developers shall share the costs of the upgrade;
2. The developer, in coordination with the Authority and relevant state andfederal agencies, shall operate any meteorological measurement towers anddata collection platforms; and
3. The developer shall make all collected data available to the Authority.
C. The Authority may establish public-private partnerships with a developerpursuant to the Public-Private Educational Facilities and Infrastructure Actof 2002 (§ 56-575.1 et seq.) for the collection of avian and marineenvironmental data. Any partnership established pursuant to this subsectionshall stipulate that:
1. The Authority and the developer shall share the costs of data collection;
2. The developer, in coordination with the Authority and relevant state andfederal agencies, shall manage the environmental data collection process; and
3. The developer shall make all collected data available to the Authority.
D. The Authority may make any data collected pursuant to this sectionavailable to the public.
(2010, cc. 507, 681.)