51 USC § 60302 - General responsibilities

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title: "51 USC § 60302 - General responsibilities"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "60302"
section_name: "General responsibilities"
chapter_number: 603
chapter_name: "REMOTE SENSING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3423.)"
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# § 60302. General responsibilities

The Administrator shall—

**(1)** develop a sustained relationship with the United States commercial remote sensing industry and, consistent with applicable policies and law, to the maximum practicable, rely on their services; and

**(2)** in conjunction with United States industry and universities, research, develop, and demonstrate prototype Earth science applications to enhance Federal, State, local, and tribal governments’ use of government and commercial remote sensing data, technologies, and other sources of geospatial information for improved decision support to address their needs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3423.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 60302 | 42 U.S.C. 16672. | Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 312, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2920. |