3.0.0 782 2023-01-11T13:16:11Z 2023-01-11T13:16:11Z Senate S S 2009-04-02 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2009-06-17T20:54:53Z Reported by 2010-03-02T23:21:12Z Markup by 2009-12-16T16:34:32Z Referred to 2009-04-02T16:19:56Z S. Rept. 111-133 National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act 111 4847 HR 2010-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS 2010-03-02 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 283. Calendars 2010-03-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-133. Committee 2010-03-02 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-133. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2009-12-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2009-06-17 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-65. Committee 2009-04-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-04-02 True 2010-01-06T17:00:00Z S. 782, National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring Program Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/41909 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009</p> 2010-01-06T17:00:00Z S. 782, National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring Program Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41909 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009 Emergency Management Advisory bodies Department of the Interior Earth sciences Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Natural disasters Research administration and funding Emergency Management 00 2009-04-02 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-12T14:46:13Z National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to establish within USGS a National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System program to monitor volcanic activity and to warn and protect U.S. citizens from harm.

Sets forth as System purposes to organize, modernize, standardize, and stabilize monitoring systems of U.S. volcano observatories and to unify monitoring systems into a single interoperative system. Sets forth as System objectives to monitor all U.S. volcanoes at a level commensurate with the threat they pose by upgrading existing networks on monitored volcanoes and installing new networks on unmonitored volcanoes.

Requires the System to include: (1) a national volcano watch office that is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week; (2) a national volcano data center; and (3) an external grants program to support research in volcano monitoring science and technology.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit to Congress a five-year management plan for establishing and operating the System and an annual report; (2) establish an advisory committee; and (3) coordinate activities under this Act with the heads of relevant federal agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with universities and state agencies as volcano observatory partners.

]]> 01 2010-03-02 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-06-16T14:37:31Z National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring Program, consisting of a national volcano watch office and data center, to oversee and coordinate the activities of USGS regional volcano watch and data centers. Sets forth as Program purposes: (1) to monitor and study volcanic activity throughout the United States at a level commensurate with the threat; and (2) to warn and protect people and property from harm.

Requires the Secretary to prepare a management plan for the Program, which shall include: (1) annual cost estimates of operating the Program and updating the data collection, monitoring, and analysis systems; (2) annual standards and performance goals; and (3) recommendations for establishing or enhancing partnerships with state agencies or universities.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements or partnerships under which state agencies or universities are designated as volcano observatory partners for the Program. Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities under this Act with the heads of relevant federal agencies, including the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).

Authorizes the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program to support research and monitoring of volcanic activities in furtherance of this Act.

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