3.0.0 2151 2023-01-15T10:47:54Z 2023-01-15T10:47:54Z Senate S S 2004-03-01 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-03-01T23:39:19Z Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2004 108 1292 HR 2004-02-18 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 243. Text similarities House 2004-03-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2004-03-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1935) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD N Science, Technology, Communications Colleges Commercialization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Data banks Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Emergency Management Federal advisory bodies Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Fire prevention Forest fires Geographic information systems Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Higher education Internet Land use Minorities Planning Public Lands and Natural Resources Remote sensing Space activities Urban affairs Urban growth Science, Technology, Communications 00 2004-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-17T21:35:45Z Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2004 - Requires the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey to: (1) establish a program of grants for pilot projects to explore the integrated use of sources of remote sensing and other geospatial information to address State, local, regional, and tribal agency needs; (2) establish an advisory committee to monitor the program; (3) transmit to Congress an independent evaluation of program effectiveness; and (4) ensure that project results are retrievable through an Internet-accessible database.

Requires the Director to seek opportunities to assist: (1) in the development of commercial applications potentially available from the remote sensing industry; and (2) State, local, regional, and tribal agencies in applying remote sensing and geospatial information technologies for growth management.

Requires the Director to: (1) establish an educational outreach program to increase awareness at institutions of higher education and such agencies of the potential applications of remote sensing and geospatial information; and (2) study the effect of remote sensing imagery costs on potential State, local, regional, and tribal agency applications.]]>

Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2004 Display Title Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage the development and integrated use by the public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-01T05:00:00Z 2004-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.