[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 485 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 485
To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 1, 2005
Mr. Craig (for himself, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Bingaman) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping
Reauthorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 2(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43
U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) although significant progress has been made in the
production of geologic maps since the establishment of the
national cooperative geologic mapping program in 1992, no
modern, digital, geologic map exists for approximately 75
percent of the United States;''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``homeland
and'' after ``planning for'';
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``predicting''
and inserting ``identifying'';
(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon at the end;
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as
subparagraph (K); and
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the
following:
``(J) recreation and public awareness; and''; and
(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``important'' and
inserting ``available''.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
Section 2(b) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43
U.S.C. 31a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and management'' before the
period at the end.
SEC. 4. DEADLINES FOR ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Section 4(b)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43
U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended in the second sentence--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``not later than'' and
all that follows through the semicolon and inserting ``not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National
Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005;'';
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not later than'' and
all that follows through ``in accordance'' and inserting ``not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National
Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005 in accordance'';
and
(3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (C),
by striking ``not later than'' and all that follows through
``submit'' and inserting ``submit biennially''.
SEC. 5. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.
Section 4(c)(2) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43
U.S.C. 31c(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``geophysical-map data base, geochemical-
map data base, and a''; and
(2) by striking ``provide'' and inserting ``provides''.
SEC. 6. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM COMPONENTS.
Section 4(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992
(43 U.S.C. 31c(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) the needs of land
management agencies of the Department
of the Interior.''.
SEC. 7. GEOLOGIC MAPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Membership.--Section 5(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act
of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``the Secretary of the Interior or
a designee from a land management agency of the
Department of the Interior,'' after ``Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency or a designee,'';
(B) by inserting ``and'' after ``Energy or a
designee,''; and
(C) by striking ``, and the Assistant to the
President for Science and Technology or a designee'';
and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``Not later than'' and all that
follows through ``consultation'' and inserting ``In
consultation'';
(B) by striking ``Chief Geologist, as Chairman''
and inserting ``Associate Director for Geology, as
Chair''; and
(C) by striking ``one representative from the
private sector'' and inserting ``2 representatives from
the private sector''.
(b) Duties.--Section 5(b) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of
1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) provide a scientific overview of geologic maps
(including maps of geologic-based hazards) used or disseminated
by Federal agencies for regulation or land-use planning; and''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(a)(1) of the National Geologic
Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``10-
member'' and inserting ``11-member''.
SEC. 8. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC-MAP DATABASE.
Section 7(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43
U.S.C. 31f(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``geologic map'' and
inserting ``geologic-map''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
``(A) all maps developed with funding provided by
the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program,
including under the Federal, State, and education
components;''.
SEC. 9. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C.
31g) is amended by striking ``Not later'' and all that follows through
``biennially'' and inserting ``Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005
and biennially''.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ALLOCATION.
Section 9 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C.
31h) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $64,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.'';
and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2005'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``48'' and
inserting ``50''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 and inserting
``4''.
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