Executive Order 7262

Executive Order No. 3206, of December 30, 1919, establishing the Board of Surveys and Maps, as amended by Executive Orders No. 3246, 3391, 4547, 5268, and 6918, dated, respectively, March 17, 1920, January 27, 1921, November 29, 1926, January 25, 1930, and December 12, 1934, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to coordinate the activities of the various map-making and surveying agencies of the Government, to standardize the results of such activities, and to avoid unnecessary duplication of work, I hereby establish the Federal Board of Surveys and Maps (hereinafter referred to as the 'Board'), which shall be composed of a representative of each of the following agencies:

"The individual members of the Board shall be appointed by the heads of their respective agencies and shall serve without additional compensation.

"The Board shall perfect a permanent organization and shall hold meetings at stated intervals, to which representatives of the map-using public shall be invited for the purpose of conference and advice.

"The Board shall make recommendations to the executive departments, independent establishments, and the President for the purpose of aiding in the coordination of all map-making and surveying activities of the Government and in the settlement of questions arising in the executive departments and independent establishments relating to surveys and maps.

"The Board shall establish a central information office in the United States Geological Survey for the purpose of collecting, classifying, and furnishing to the public, information concerning all map and survey data available in the various Government agencies and elsewhere.

"The various executive departments and independent establishments are requested to make full use of the Board as an advisory body and to furnish all available information and data called for by the Board."

, January 4, 1936.