[House Report 104-668]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-668
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         NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1996

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 July 11, 1996.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3198]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 3198) to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes, having considered 
the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and 
recommend that the bill do pass.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 3198 is to reauthorize appropriations 
for the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, which will 
expire at the end of fiscal year 1996.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    The National Geologic Mapping Act (NGMA) of 1992 (Public 
Law 102-285; 43 United States Code 31a-h) was the legislative 
response to concerns of the National Academy of Sciences as to 
the inadequacy of basic geologic mapping efforts in the 
country. Then Chairman of the Subcommittee on Mining and 
Natural Resources, Nick J. Rahall, sponsored H.R. 2763, which 
became the NGMA, establishing a cooperative program involving 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the geologic surveys of the 
50 States and academia to pursue an expanded geologic mapping 
effort of bedrock and surficial terranes.
    Detailed geologic mapping provides basic information for 
solving a broad range of societal problems. These include the 
delineation and protection of sources of safe drinking water, 
environmental system understanding, and foundations of 
ecosystems management; identification and mitigation of natural 
hazards, such as earthquake-prone areas, volcanic eruptions, 
landslides and other ground failures, and many other land-use 
planning requirements; and assessment of coal, petroleum and 
natural gas, construction materials, metals, and other natural 
resources.
    Only about one-fifth of the Nation is mapped at a scale 
adequate to meet these needs. Reauthorization of the NGMA will 
allow Federal, State and academic interests to continue to 
address these needs cooperatively. The critical areas have been 
identified at the State level by State-map advisory committees. 
These critical areas include Federal, State, and local 
priorities.
    Since its establishment in 1879, the USGS has been charged 
with ``classification of the public lands and examination of 
the geological structure, mineral resources and products of the 
national domain.'' While generally receiving good marks for its 
geologic mapping efforts for over a century, the National 
Academy of Sciences in a 1988 report recognized that the USGS 
alone lacked the manpower to overcome this deficiency. 
Traditionally, colleges and universities as well as the various 
State geologic surveys have contributed to the mix of geologic 
maps produced, albeit not always in a coordinated manner. The 
NGMA provides a cooperative framework to attempt to meet the 
Nation's geologic map data needs efficiently.
    Funding for the program is incorporated in the budget of 
the U.S. Geological Survey. State geological surveys and 
university participants receive funding from the program 
through a competitive proposal process that requires 50:50 
matching funds from the applicant, ensuring the value of each 
proposal is weighed against its cost in Federal and State 
appropriated funds. Since fiscal year 1993, approximately $7.5 
million of Federal appropriated funds have been matched by 
State monies in the cooperative, peer-reviewed program for 
geologic map products produced by the 50 State geological 
surveys, about 15 percent of the total Federal appropriation 
over the same interval for geologic mapping program efforts in 
total.

                            Committee Action

    On March 29, 1996, Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) 
introduced H.R. 3198 to reauthorize and make other minor 
amendments to the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. The 
bill was referred to the Committee on Resources, and within the 
Committee to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
    On April 23, 1996, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 3198. The Chief 
Geologist of the USGS, Dr. P. Patrick Leahy, testified in 
strong support of the bill, as did Dr. Earl Bennett, State 
Geologist and Director of the Idaho Bureau of Mines and 
Geology, on behalf of the Association of American State 
Geologists. Dr. Robert Hatcher of the University of Tennessee-
Knoxville, representing academic interests and the American 
Geological Institute, also testified in strong support of the 
bill. Other witnesses included Ms. Martha Blair Tyler, a land-
use planner with special expertise in landslide and seismic 
hazards mapping needs, and Dr. James Stribling of Tetra Tech, 
Inc., a biologist familiar with geologic maps as a beginning 
step in ecosystems analysis.
    On June 19, 1996, H.R. 3198 was discharged from further 
consideration of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources for consideration by the Full Committee on Resources. 
No amendments were offered, the bill was adopted and ordered 
favorably reported to the House of Representatives by voice 
vote.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis

                        Section 1. Short Title.

    The bill may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping 
Reauthorization Act of 1996.''

                          Section 2. Findings

    This section of the bill provides Congressional findings 
about the national need for geologic mapping performed in a 
comprehensive and cooperative manner.

                Section 3. Reauthorization and Amendment

    Section 3 reauthorizes and amends the expiring NGMA. The 
Federal/State/academia cooperative elements of the original Act 
are retained with minor amendments in definitions. The bill 
also establishes an advisory committee to the USGS Director on 
planning and implementation of the geologic mapping program, 
corrects references to the Committee on Resources in an annual 
report to the Committee, and authorizes appropriations for 
funding the cooperative geologic mapping program of the USGS 
and allocates funds between the Federal, State and education 
components of the program for the next four fiscal years.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and clause 
2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                     Inflationary Impact Statement

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee estimates that the 
enactment of H.R. 3198 will have no significant inflationary 
impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national 
economy.

                        Cost of the Legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the 
Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out 
H.R. 3198. However, clause 7(d) of that Rule provides that this 
requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in 
its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill 
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
under section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                     Compliance With House Rule XI

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, H.R. 
3198 does not contain any new budget authority, credit 
authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or tax 
expenditures. The bill authorizes discretionary spending of 
$108 million over 1997-2002.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(D) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and 
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight on the subject of H.R. 3198.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(C) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R. 
3198 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                      Washington, DC, July 1, 1996.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 3198, the National 
Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1996.
    Enacting H.R. 3198 would not affect direct spending or 
receipts. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply 
to the bill.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them.
            Sincerely,
                                          June E. O'Neil, Director.
    Enclosure.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

    1. Bill number: H.R. 3198.
    2. Bill title: National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization 
Act of 1996.
    3. Bill status: As ordered reported by the House Committee 
on Resources on June 19, 1996.
    4. Bill purpose: H.R. 3198 would reauthorize and amend the 
National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, which established a 
cooperative program for geologic mapping between the United 
States Geological Survey (USGS), the state geologic surveys, 
and academia. The bill would authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 1997 through 2000 for the geologic mapping program 
and would change the allocation of funds between the federal, 
state, and educational components. Other provisions of the bill 
would make minor definitional changes in the 1992 act, change 
the size and membership of the advisory committee to the USGS 
Director on planning and implementation of the geologic mapping 
program, and codify an existing requirement that federal 
funding of geologic mapping education be matched on a one-to-
one basis by nonfederal sources.
    5. Estimated cost to the Federal Government: Assuming 
appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that 
enacting the bill would result in additional discretionary 
spending of $108 million over the 1997-2001 period. The costs 
of the bill are shown in the following table.

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                                                     1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002 
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Spending under current law:                                                                                     
    Budget authority.............................       22  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......
    Estimated outlays............................       22        1  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......
Proposed changes:                                                                                               
    Authorization level..........................  .......       24       26       28       30  .......  .......
    Estimated outlays............................  .......       23       26       28       30        1  .......
Spending under H.R. 3198:                                                                                       
    Authorization level \1\......................       22       24       26       28       30  .......  .......
    Estimated outlays............................       22       24       26       28       30        1  .......
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\1\ The 1996 level is the amount appropriated for that year.                                                    

    The costs of this bill fall within budget function 300.
    6. Basis of estimate: For the purposes of this estimate, 
CBO assumes that all amounts authorized in the bill would be 
appropriated by the start of each fiscal year and that outlays 
would follow the historical spending patterns for the national 
geologic mapping program.
    CBO estimates that other provisions in the bill would have 
no significant budgetary impact. For example, the bill would 
change the allocation of program funds so that increasing 
amounts are directed toward the state geological surveys. Based 
on information from USGS, however, CBO estimates that this 
change would not affect the rate at which funds are spent.
    7. Pay-as-you-go considerations: None.
    8. Estimated impact on State, local, and tribal 
governments: H.R. 3198 contains no intergovernmental mandates 
as defined in Public Law 104-4 and would impose no costs on 
state, local, or tribal governments. This bill would authorize 
appropriations for the national cooperative geologic mapping 
program, including about $22 million over the next four years 
for grants to states and about $2 million over that period for 
an education component, consisting of grants to colleges and 
universities. The state grant component would increase slightly 
over this period as a proportion of the total program. The bill 
also would codify the existing one-to-one matching requirement 
for the education component.
    9. Estimated impact on the private sector: This bill 
contains no private-sector mandates as defined in Public Law 
104-4.
    10. Previous CBO estimate: None.
    11. Estimate prepared by: Federal cost estimate: Gary 
Brown; State and local government impact: Majorie Miller; and 
Private-sector impact: Amy Downs.
    12. Estimate approved by: Robert A Sunshine for Paul N. Van 
de Water, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    H.R. 3198 contains no unfunded mandates.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the 
bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed 
to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is 
printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed 
is shown in roman):

                 NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT OF 1992

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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

  [As used in this Act:] In this Act:
          (1) Advisory committee.--The term ``advisory 
        committee'' means the advisory committee established 
        under section 5.
          (2) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the 
        Association of American State Geologists.
          [(2)] (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the United States Geological Survey.
          [(3)] (4) Geologic mapping program.--The term 
        ``geologic mapping program'' means the National 
        Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program established by 
        section 4(a).
          [(4)] (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means 
        the Secretary of the Interior.
          [(5)] (6) Survey.--The term ``Survey'' means the 
        United States Geological Survey.

SEC. 4. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment.--There is established in the United 
States Geological Survey a National Cooperative Geologic 
Mapping Program. The geologic mapping program shall be 
developed in consultation with the advisory committee and shall 
be designed and administered to achieve the objectives set 
forth in subsection (c).]
  (a) Establishment.--
          (1) In general.--There is established a national 
        cooperative geologic mapping program between the United 
        States Geological Survey and the State geological 
        surveys, acting through the Association.
          (2) Design, development, and administration.--The 
        cooperative geologic mapping program shall be--
                  (A) designed and administered to achieve the 
                objectives set forth in subsection (c);
                  (B) developed in consultation with the 
                advisory committee; and
                  (C) administered through the Survey.
  (b) Responsibilities of [USGS] the Survey.--
          (1) Lead agency._The Survey shall be the lead Federal 
        agency responsible for planning, developing priorities, 
        coordinating, and managing the geologic mapping 
        program. In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary, 
        acting through the Director, shall--
                  (A) develop a geologic mapping program 
                implementation plan in accordance with section 
                6, which plan shall be submitted to the 
                [Committee on Natural Resources] Committee on 
                Resources of the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate within 300 days after the [date 
                of enactment of this Act] date of enactment of 
                the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization 
                Act of 1996;
                  (B) appoint, with the advice and consultation 
                of the [State geological surveys] Association, 
                the advisory committee within 90 days after the 
                [date of enactment of this Act] date of 
                enactment of the National Geologic Mapping 
                Reauthorization Act of 1996 in accordance with 
                section 5; and
                  (C) within 210 days after the [date of 
                enactment of this Act] date of enactment of the 
                National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act 
                of 1996, submit a report to the Committee on 
                Energy and Natural Resources of the United 
                States Senate and to the [Committee on Natural 
                Resources] Committee on Resources of the House 
                of Representatives identifying--
                          (i) how the Survey and the 
                        Association will coordinate the 
                        development and implementation of the 
                        geologic mapping program;
                          (ii) how the Survey and the 
                        Association will establish goals, 
                        mapping priorities, and target dates 
                        for implementation of the geologic 
                        mapping program; and
                          (iii) how long-term staffing plans 
                        for the various components of the 
                        geologic mapping program will lead to 
                        successful implementation of the 
                        geologic mapping program[; and
                          [(iv) the degree to which geologic 
                        mapping activities traditionally funded 
                        by the Survey, including the use of 
                        commercially available aerial 
                        photography, geodesy, professional land 
                        surveying, photogrammetric mapping, 
                        cartography, photographic processing, 
                        and related services, can be contracted 
                        to professional private mapping 
                        firms.].
          (2) Responsibilities of the secretary.--In addition 
        to paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting through the 
        Director, shall be responsible for developing, as soon 
        as practicable--
                  (A) in cooperation with the [State geological 
                surveys] Association, other Federal and State 
                agencies, public and private sector 
                organizations and academia, the geologic-map 
                data base; and
                  (B) maps and mapping techniques which achieve 
                the objectives specified in subsection (c).
  (c) Program Objectives.--The objectives of the geologic 
mapping program shall include--
          (1) determining the Nation's geologic framework 
        through systematic development of geologic maps at 
        scales appropriate to the geologic setting and the 
        perceived applications, such maps to be contributed to 
        the national geologic map data base;
          (2) development of a complementary national 
        geophysical-map data base, geochemical-map data base, 
        and a geochronologic and paleontologic data base that 
        provide value-added descriptive and [interpretive] 
        interpretative information to the geologic-map data 
        base;
          (3) application of cost-effective mapping techniques 
        that assemble, produce, translate and disseminate 
        geologic-map information and that render such 
        information of greater application and benefit to the 
        public; and
          (4) development of public [awareness for] awareness 
        of the role and application of geologic-map information 
        to the resolution of national issues of land use 
        management.
  (d) Program Components.--The geologic mapping program shall 
include the following components:
          (1) Federal component.--A Federal geologic mapping 
        component, whose objective shall be determining the 
        geologic framework of areas determined to be vital to 
        the economic, social, or scientific welfare of the 
        Nation. Mapping priorities shall be based on--
                  (A) national requirements for geologic-map 
                information in areas of multiple-issue need or 
                areas of compelling single-issue need; and
                  (B) national requirements for geologic-map 
                information in areas where mapping is required 
                to solve critical earth-science problems.
          (2) Support component.--A geologic mapping support 
        component, whose objective shall be providing 
        interdisciplinary support for the Federal Geologic 
        Mapping Component. Representative categories of 
        interdisciplinary support shall include--
                  (A) establishment of a national geologic-map 
                data base, established pursuant to section 7;
                  (B) studies that lead to the implementation 
                of cost-effective digital methods for the 
                acquisition, compilation, analysis, 
                cartographic production, and dissemination of 
                geologic-map information;
                  (C) paleontologic investigations that provide 
                information critical to understanding the age 
                and depositional environment of fossil-bearing 
                geologic-map units, which investigations shall 
                be contributed to a national paleontologic data 
                base;
                  [(D) geochronologic and isotopic 
                investigations that (i) provide radiometric age 
                dates for geologic-map units and (ii) 
                fingerprint the geothermometry, geobarometry, 
                and alteration history of geologic-map units, 
                which investigations shall be contributed to a 
                national geochronologic data base;]
                  (D) geochronologic and isotopic 
                investigations that--
                          (i) provide radiometric age dates for 
                        geologic-map units; and
                          (ii) fingerprint the geothermometry, 
                        geobarometry, and alteration history of 
                        geologic-map units,
                which investigations shall be contributed to a 
                national geochronologic data base;
                  (E) geophysical investigations that assist in 
                delineating and mapping the physical 
                characteristics and three-dimensional 
                distribution of geologic materials and geologic 
                structures, which investigations shall be 
                contributed to a national geophysical-map data 
                base; and
                  (F) geochemical investigations and analytical 
                operations that characterize the major- and 
                minor-element composition of geologic-map 
                units, and that lead to the recognition of 
                stable and anomalous geochemical signatures for 
                geologic terrains, which investigations shall 
                be contributed to a national geochemical-map 
                data base.
          (3) State component.--A State geologic mapping 
        component, whose objective shall be determining the 
        geologic framework of areas that the State geological 
        surveys determine to be vital to the economic, social, 
        or scientific welfare of individual States. Mapping 
        priorities shall be determined by multirepresentational 
        State panels and shall be integrated with national 
        priorities. Federal funding for the State component 
        shall be matched on a one-to-one basis with non-Federal 
        funds.
          [(4) A geologic mapping education component, whose 
        objective shall be--
                  [(A) to develop the academic programs that 
                teach earth-science students the fundamental 
                principles of geologic mapping and field 
                analysis; and
                  [(B) to provide for broad education in 
                geologic mapping and field analysis through 
                support of field teaching institutes.
        Investigations conducted under the geologic mapping 
        education component shall be integrated with the other 
        mapping components of the geologic mapping program, and 
        shall respond to priorities identified for those 
        components.]
          (4) Education component.--A geologic mapping 
        education component--
                  (A) the objectives of which shall be--
                          (i) to develop the academic programs 
                        that teach earth-science students the 
                        fundamental principles of geologic 
                        mapping and field analysis; and
                          (ii) to provide for broad education 
                        in geologic mapping and field analysis 
                        through support of field studies;
                  (B) investigations under which shall be 
                integrated with the other mapping components of 
                the geologic mapping program and shall respond 
                to priorities identified for those components; 
                and
                  (C) Federal funding for which shall be 
                matched by non-Federal sources on a 1-to-1 
                basis.

SEC. 5. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

  [(a) Establishment.--There shall be established a sixteen 
member geologic mapping advisory committee to advise the 
Director on planning and implementation of the geologic mapping 
program. The President shall appoint one representative each 
from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of 
Energy, the Department of Agriculture, and the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy. Within 90 days and with the 
advice and consultation of the State Geological Surveys, the 
Secretary shall appoint to the advisory committee 2 
representatives from the Survey (including the Chief Geologist, 
as Chairman), 4 representatives from the State geological 
surveys, 3 representatives from academia, and 3 representatives 
from the private sector.]
  (a) Establishment.--
          (1) In general.--There shall be established a 10-
        member geologic mapping advisory committee to advise 
        the Director on planning and implementation of the 
        geologic mapping program.
          (2) Members ex officio.--Federal agency members shall 
        include the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency or a designee, the Secretary of 
        Energy or a designee, the Secretary of Agriculture or a 
        designee, and the Assistant to the President for 
        Science and Technology or a designee.
          (3) Appointed members.--Not later than 90 days after 
        the date of enactment of the National Geologic Mapping 
        Reauthorization Act of 1996, in consultation with the 
        Association, the Secretary shall appoint to the 
        advisory committee 2 representatives from the Survey 
        (including the Chief Geologist, as Chairman), 2 
        representatives from the State geological surveys, 1 
        representative from academia, and 1 representative from 
        the private sector.
  (b) Duties.--The advisory committee shall--
          (1)  * * *
          * * * * * * *
          (3) submit an annual report to the Secretary that 
        evaluates the progress of the Federal [and State], 
        State, and university mapping activities and evaluates 
        the progress made toward fulfilling the purposes of 
        this Act.

SEC. 6. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

  The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall, with the 
advice and review of the advisory committee, prepare an 
implementation plan for the geologic mapping program. The plan 
shall identify the overall management structure and operation 
of the geologic mapping program and shall provide for--
          (1) the role of the Survey in its capacity as overall 
        management lead, including the responsibility for 
        developing the national cooperative geologic mapping 
        program that meets Federal needs while simultaneously 
        fostering State needs;
          * * * * * * *
          (3) mechanisms for identifying short- and long-term 
        priorities for each component of the geologic mapping 
        program, including--
                  (A)  * * *
          * * * * * * *
                  [(C) for the State geologic mapping 
                component, a priority-setting mechanism that 
                responds to (i) specific intrastate needs for 
                geologic-map information, and (ii) interstate 
                needs shared by adjacent entities that have 
                common requirements; and]
                  (C) for the State geologic mapping component, 
                a priority-setting mechanism that responds to--
                          (i) specific intrastate needs for 
                        geologic-map information; and
                          (ii) interstate needs shared by 
                        adjacent entities that have common 
                        requirements; and
                  (D) for the geologic mapping education 
                component, a priority-setting mechanism that 
                responds to requirements for geologic-map 
                information that are driven by Federal and 
                State mission requirements;
          [(4) a description of the degree to which the Survey 
        can acquire, archive, and use Side-Looking Airborne 
        Radar (SLAR) or Interferometric Synthetic Aperture 
        Radar (IFSAR) data in a manner that is technically 
        appropriate for geologic or related mapping studies;
          [(5) a mechanism for adopting scientific and 
        technical map standards for preparing and publishing 
        general-purpose and special-purpose geologic maps to 
        (A) assure uniformity of cartographic and scientific 
        conventions, and (B) provide a basis for judgment as to 
        the comparability and quality of map products; and]
          (4) a mechanism for adopting scientific and technical 
        mapping standards for preparing and publishing general-
        purpose and special-purpose geologic maps to--
                  (A) ensure uniformity of cartographic and 
                scientific conventions; and
                  (B) provide a basis for judgment as to the 
                comparability and quality of map products; and
          [(6)] (5) a mechanism for monitoring the inventory of 
        published and current mapping investigations nationwide 
        in order to facilitate planning and information 
        exchange and to avoid redundancy.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL GEOLOGIC-MAP DATA BASE.

  (a) Establishment.--The Survey shall establish a national 
geologic-map data base. Such data base shall be a national 
archive that includes all maps developed pursuant to this Act, 
the data bases developed pursuant to the investigations under 
sections (4)(d)(2) (C), (D), (E), and (F), and other maps and 
data as the Survey deems appropriate.
  [(b) Standardization.--Geologic maps contributed to the 
national archives should have standardized format, symbols, and 
technical attributes so that archival information can be 
assimilated, manipulated, accessed, exchanged, and compared 
efficiently and accurately.]
  (b) Standardization.--
          (1) In general.--Geologic maps contributed to the 
        national archives shall have format, symbols, and 
        technical attributes that adhere to standards so that 
        archival information can be accessed, exchanged, and 
        compared efficiently and accurately, as required by 
        Executive Order 12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17,671 (1994)), 
        which established the National Spatial Data 
        Infrastructure.
          (2) Development of standards.--Entities that 
        contribute geologic maps to the national archives shall 
        develop the standards described in paragraph (1) in 
        cooperation with the Federal Geographic Data Committee, 
        which is charged with standards development and other 
        data coordination activities as described in Office of 
        Management and Budget revised Circular A-16.

SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT.

  The Secretary shall, within 90 days after the end of each 
fiscal year, submit an annual report to the [Committee on 
Natural Resources] Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate describing the status of the nationwide 
geologic mapping [program, and describing and evaluating 
progress] program and describing and evaluating the progress 
achieved during the preceding fiscal year in developing the 
national geologic-map data base. Each report shall include any 
recommendations for legislative or other action as the 
Secretary deems necessary and appropriate to fulfill the 
purposes of this Act.

[SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  [There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
the following:
          [(1) For Federal mapping activities under this Act, 
        $12,500,000 for fiscal year 1993, $14,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994, $16,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and 
        $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
          [(2) For Federal support activities under this Act, 
        $9,500,000 for fiscal year 1993, $10,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1994, $10,500,000 for fiscal year 1995, and 
        $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
          [(3) For State mapping activities under this Act, 
        $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $18,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994, $21,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and 
        $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
          [(4) For educational support activities under this 
        Act, $500,000 for fiscal year 1993, $750,000 for fiscal 
        year 1994, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and 
        $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1996.]

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out the national cooperative geologic mapping program 
under this Act--
          (1) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
          (2) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
          (3) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
          (4) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
  (b) Allocation of Appropriated Funds.--
          (1) In general.--Of the amount of funds that are 
        appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal year 
        up to the amount that is equal to the amount 
        appropriated to carry out the national cooperative 
        geologic mapping program for fiscal year 1996--
                  (A) not less than 20 percent shall be 
                allocated to State mapping activities; and
                  (B) not less than 2 percent shall be 
                allocated to educational mapping activities.
          (2) Increased appropriations.--Of the amount of funds 
        that are appropriated under subsection (a) for any 
        fiscal year up to the amount that exceeds the amount 
        appropriated to carry out the national cooperative 
        geologic mapping program for fiscal year 1996--
                  (A) for fiscal year 1997--
                          (i) 76 percent shall be allocated for 
                        Federal mapping and support mapping 
                        activities;
                          (ii) 22 percent shall be allocated 
                        for State mapping activities; and
                          (iii) 2 percent shall be allocated 
                        for educational mapping activities;
                  (B) for fiscal year 1998--
                          (i) 75 percent shall be allocated for 
                        Federal mapping and support mapping 
                        activities;
                          (ii) 23 percent shall be allocated 
                        for State mapping activities; and
                          (iii) 2 percent shall be allocated 
                        for educational mapping activities;
                  (C) for fiscal year 1999--
                          (i) 74 percent shall be allocated for 
                        Federal mapping and support mapping 
                        activities;
                          (ii) 24 percent shall be allocated 
                        for State mapping activities; and
                          (iii) 2 percent shall be allocated 
                        for educational mapping activities; and
                  (D) for fiscal year 2000--
                          (i) 73 percent shall be allocated for 
                        Federal mapping and support mapping 
                        activities;
                          (ii) 25 percent shall be allocated 
                        for State mapping activities; and
                          (iii) 2 percent shall be allocated 
                        for educational mapping activities.
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