Re:H.R.482 - Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017
by jofer on Thursday February 09, 2017 @01:26PM
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I think the "notwithstanding additional laws" caveat will protect census data. There are a number of things that require the collection, storage, analysis, and dissemination of census data by law. It's definitely murky, though.
Re:H.R.482 - Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017
by stuarto on Thursday February 09, 2017 @12:04PM
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My read is that they aren't (yet) proposing defunding the data, "just the maps" e.g. visualizations that make it accessible. Nothing (yet) stopping a public-interest project from hosting the same information on an open platform.
Re:H.R.482 - Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017
by Bedon292 on Thursday February 09, 2017 @12:17PM
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"design, build, maintain, utilize, or provide access to a Federal database of geospatial information"
From my perspective that says they cannot even create the data, let alone give anyone access to it.
Would this not defund access to census data? As census data shows disparities in race?
Edit: OK, after having talked to a buddy about this, it looks like this is address directly at HUD, and would not affect census data as that is under commerce.