118 S4974 RS: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and for other purposes.
U.S. Senate
2024-11-21
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Calendar No. 635
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4974
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 1, 2024
Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
November 21, 2024
Reported by Mr. Manchin, without amendment
A BILL
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and for other purposes.
1.

Reauthorization of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System
(a)

Modernization activities
Section 5001(b)(2)(B) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking “Global Positioning System” and inserting “Global Navigation Satellite System”.
(b)

Management plan
Section 5001(b)(3)(A) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(b)(3)(A)) is amended—
(1)
in clause (ii)(III), by inserting “(including new or existing cooperative agreements)” after “partnerships”; and
(2)
in clause (iii)—
(A)
in the clause heading, by striking “Update” and inserting “Updates”; and
(B)
in subclause (II)—
(i)
in the subclause heading, by striking “Update” and inserting “Updates”;
(ii)
by striking “clause (i) to include” and inserting “clause (i)—
- “(aa)
to include”;
(iii)
in item (aa) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(iv)
by adding at the end the following:
- “(bb)
not less frequently than once every 5 years after the date on which the management plan is submitted under that clause.”.
(c)

Advisory committee
Section 5001(b)(3) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(F)

Implementation committee
The Secretary shall establish an implementation committee that shall—
(i)
include representatives of—
(I)
each State agency or designee of a State agency subject to a cooperative agreement entered into under subparagraph (C);
(II)
institutions of higher education; and
(III)
each volcano observatory described in paragraph (1)(B)(i); and
(ii)
be responsible for providing to the Secretary recommended requirements, implementation steps, and performance standards for the System.”.
(d)

Coordination
Section 5001(b)(3)(D) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(b)(3)(D)) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating clauses (ii) through (iv) as clauses (iii) through (v), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after clause (i) the following:
“(ii)
the Chief of the Forest Service;”.
(e)

Reauthorization
Section 5001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(c)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by striking “$55,000,000” and inserting “$75,000,000”; and
(B)
by striking “2023” and inserting “2033”; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking “2024” and inserting “2034”.
November 21, 2024
Reported without amendment