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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 698 

To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide 

hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2017 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses 

from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Landslide 

5 Preparedness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) 3D.—The term ‘‘3D’’ means 3-dimensional. 

9 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘3D ele2 vation data’’ means 3D, high-resolution data 

3 obtained using lidar, ifsar, or other methods 

4 over the United States (including territories). 

5 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘3D elevation 

6 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele7 vation data. 

8 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

9 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro10 gram established under section 5(a). 

11 (4) IFSAR.—The term ‘‘ifsar’’ means 

12 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

13 (5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

14 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

15 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

16 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

17 (6) LIDAR.—The term ‘‘lidar’’ means light de18 tection and ranging. 

19 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di21 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

22 (8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any unit 

23 of State government handling the identification, 

24 mapping, assessment, and research of landslide haz25 ards or responding to landslide events, including— 


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1 (A) a State geological survey office; 

2 (B) a State department of emergency re3 sponse; and 

4 (C) a State department of transportation. 

5 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO6 GRAM. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

8 a program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Haz9 ards Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as 

10 the ‘‘program’’)— 

11 (1) to identify and understand landslide haz12 ards and risks; 

13 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

14 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

15 hazards; and 

16 (4) to help improve communication and emer17 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

18 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc19 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

20 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

21 (1) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in 

22 coordination with the Interagency Coordinating 

23 Committee on Landslide Hazards established by 

24 subsection (c)(1) (referred to in this section as the 

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1 tivities of the United States Geological Survey and 

2 other Federal agencies, shall— 

3 (A) identify, map, assess, and research 

4 landslide hazards; 

5 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

6 (C) in coordination with States and Indian 

7 tribes— 

8 (i) establish working groups with 

9 States and Indian tribes to identify re10 gional and local priorities for researching, 

11 identifying, mapping, and assessing land12 slide hazards; and 

13 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

14 hazard guidelines for— 

15 (I) geologists; 

16 (II) geological and geotechnical 

17 engineers; and 

18 (III) land use and other decision19 makers. 

20 (2) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 

21 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

22 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordina23 tion with the Committee, shall develop and publish 

24 a national strategy for landslide hazards and risk re25 duction in the United States, which shall include— 


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1 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

2 (B) priorities for data acquisition, re3 search, communications, and risk management 

4 on landslides and landslide hazards across rel5 evant Federal agencies; and 

6 (C) a detailed interagency plan to carry 

7 out the national strategy, including details 

8 about the programs, projects, and budgets that 

9 will be used to implement the national strategy. 

10 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA11 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

12 in coordination with States and Indian tribes, shall 

13 develop and maintain a publicly accessible national 

14 landslide hazard and risk inventory database to com15 pile, maintain, standardize, and evaluate data re16 garding— 

17 (A) landslide hazards and risks nationwide; 

18 (B) the nationwide impact of landslides 

19 on— 

20 (i) health and safety; 

21 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

22 and 

23 (iii) the environment; 

24 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

25 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 


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1 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED2 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro3 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec4 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

5 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

6 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed7 eral agencies, and in consultation with States and 

8 Indian tribes, shall develop and disseminate— 

9 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

10 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

11 materials to help inform State, local, and tribal 

12 governments and decisionmakers with respect 

13 to— 

14 (i) the use and implementation of 

15 landslide hazard assessments; 

16 (ii) the applied use of the database 

17 developed under paragraph (3); 

18 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

19 and 

20 (iv) resources available for commu21 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

22 preparedness; and 

23 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

24 training modules for— 

25 (i) State, local, and tribal officials; 


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1 (ii) Federal, State, local, and tribal 

2 emergency managers; and 

3 (iii) the National Guard. 

4 (5) FLASH FLOOD AND DEBRIS FLOW EARLY

5 WARNING SYSTEM.—In carrying out the program, 

6 the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 

7 Commerce, shall expand the early warning system 

8 for flash floods and debris flow by— 

9 (A) expanding the early warning system 

10 for post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

11 burned areas across the western United States; 

12 (B) developing procedures with State, 

13 local, and tribal governments to monitor 

14 stormwater drainage in areas with high flash 

15 flood and debris flow risk; and 

16 (C) identifying high-risk debris flow areas, 

17 such as recently burned land and potential 

18 lahar hazard areas. 

19 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In 

20 carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordi21 nation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec22 retary of Homeland Security, the heads of other rel23 evant Federal agencies, States, and Indian tribes, 

24 shall establish emergency response procedures for 

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1 ment, and services to areas impacted by a significant 

2 landslide event— 

3 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

4 and improve the safety of emergency respond5 ers; 

6 (B) to improve data collection; and 

7 (C) to conduct research to advance the un8 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc9 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 

10 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

11 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com13 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordi14 nating Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

15 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

16 composed of the following members (or their des17 ignees): 

18 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

19 Chairperson of the Committee. 

20 (B) The Secretary of the Army. 

21 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

22 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

23 (E) The Secretary of Transportation. 

24 (F) The Director of the National Science 

25 Foundation. 


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1 (G) The Director of the Office of Science 

2 and Technology Policy. 

3 (H) The Director of the Office of Manage4 ment and Budget. 

5 (3) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 

6 the call of the Chairperson. 

7 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

8 shall— 

9 (A) advise and oversee the program; 

10 (B) facilitate communication and coordina11 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

12 management, budgeting, and execution of land13 slide activities; and 

14 (C) support the development and execution 

15 of the national strategy under subsection (b)(2), 

16 including by— 

17 (i) supporting the development of na18 tional goals and priorities for the national 

19 strategy; 

20 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

21 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

22 out the national strategy; and 

23 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

24 the national strategy. 

25 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

2 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advi3 sory Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this 

4 subsection as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

5 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

6 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

7 (A) of whom none may be an individual de8 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 

9 (F) of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, United 

10 States Code; and 

11 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

12 (i) States, including State geological 

13 organizations; 

14 (ii) Indian tribes, including tribal geo15 logical organizations; 

16 (iii) research institutions and institu17 tions of higher education that are quali18 fied— 

19 (I) to provide advice regarding 

20 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

21 and 

22 (II) to represent related sci23 entific, architectural, engineering, and 

24 planning disciplines; 


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1 (iv) industry standards development 

2 organizations; and 

3 (v) State, local, and tribal emergency 

4 management agencies. 

5 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com7 mittee shall submit to the Committee rec8 ommendations for the implementation of the 

9 program, including recommendations regard10 ing— 

11 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

12 and planning; 

13 (ii) tools for communities; 

14 (iii) research; and 

15 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

16 Committee determines appropriate. 

17 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

18 the agency heads described in subparagraphs 

19 (A) through (H) of subsection (c)(2) shall take 

20 into consideration any recommendation of the 

21 Advisory Committee submitted under subpara22 graph (A). 

23 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

24 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAP25 PING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria2 tions, the Secretary may— 

3 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

4 basis, to State, local, and tribal govern5 ments to research, map, assess, and collect 

6 data on landslide hazards within the juris7 dictions of those governments; and 

8 (ii) accept and use funds received 

9 from other Federal and non-Federal part10 ners to advance the purposes of the pro11 gram. 

12 (B) PRIORITY.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

14 consult annually with the Committee, 

15 States, and Indian tribes to establish prior16 ities for the grant program under this 

17 paragraph. 

18 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

19 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

20 Secretary shall give priority to projects 

21 that— 

22 (I) will achieve the greatest land23 slide hazard and risk reduction; 


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1 (II) reflect the goals and prior2 ities of the national strategy estab3 lished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

4 (III) would receive not more than 

5 50 percent of the total cost of the 

6 project from non-Federal sources; and 

7 (IV) include acquisition of en8 hanced elevation data consistent with 

9 the 3D Elevation Program. 

10 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH

11 GRANTS.—In providing grants for landslide research 

12 and development, the Director of the National 

13 Science Foundation, in consultation with the Sec14 retary and the Committee, shall ensure that the 

15 grants are provided on a competitive basis to State, 

16 local, and tribal governments, institutions of higher 

17 education, and nongovernmental entities to advance 

18 the goals and priorities of the national strategy es19 tablished under subsection (b)(2)(A), including for 

20 research and development on— 

21 (A) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, hy22 drology, and geology of landslides; 

23 (B) ways to reduce landslide hazards and 

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1 tion, perception, decisionmaking, tools, and 

2 technologies; and 

3 (C) other goals and priorities of the na4 tional strategy established under subsection 

5 (b)(2)(A). 

6 (f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 

7 Congress an annual report, including a description of, with 

8 respect to the preceding calendar year— 

9 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec10 retary and the agency heads described in subpara11 graphs (A) through (H) of subsection (c)(2) in car12 rying out the national strategy developed under sub13 section (b)(2), expressed— 

14 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re15 source; and 

16 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na17 tional strategy established under subsection 

18 (b)(2)(A); 

19 (2) the results of the activities of the Com20 mittee under this section; 

21 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

22 the Advisory Committee under subsection (d)(3)(A) 

23 have been implemented; 


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1 (4) the grants provided under this section dur2 ing that preceding calendar year, including a de3 scription of— 

4 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

5 grant; and 

6 (B) the results of those activities; and 

7 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

8 United States during that preceding calendar year— 

9 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

10 the implications of the event on communities, 

11 including life and property; 

12 (B) recommendations on how the identi13 fication of the landslide risk could have been 

14 improved prior to the event; 

15 (C) a description of the effectiveness of 

16 any warning and risk communication, including 

17 the dissemination of warnings by State, local, 

18 and tribal partners in the affected area; 

19 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden20 tification, reduction, and communication to 

21 landowners and local governments; 

22 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

23 hazard preparedness and emergency response 

24 activities under this section; and 


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1 (F) such other findings as the Secretary 

2 determines appropriate. 

3 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

4 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and 

5 subject to appropriations, the Secretary, through existing 

6 programs, shall advance the identification, mapping, re7 search, and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater re8 source accounting, particularly in areas affected by 

9 drought. 

10 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PRO12 GRAM.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

14 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro15 gram’’— 

16 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

17 for the United States; 

18 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec19 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

20 data among Federal departments and agencies 

21 and non-Federal entities; 

22 (C) to produce standard, publicly acces23 sible 3D elevation data products for the United 

24 States; and 


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1 (D) to promote the collection, dissemina2 tion, and use of 3D elevation data among Fed3 eral, State, local, and tribal governments, com4 munities, institutions of higher education, and 

5 the private sector through— 

6 (i) cooperative agreements; 

7 (ii) the development and maintenance 

8 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

9 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

10 elevation data products; 

11 (iii) the development of standards and 

12 guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 

13 to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 

14 data in a standard, easy-to-use format; and 

15 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

16 adoption of emerging technologies to im17 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 

18 3D Elevation Program. 

19 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

21 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

22 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

23 related activities of the Department of the 

24 Interior and other participating Federal 

25 departments and agencies; and 


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1 (ii) to meet the needs of Department 

2 of the Interior programs, stakeholders, and 

3 the public. 

4 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

5 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart6 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

7 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

8 elevation data shall— 

9 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

10 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com11 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

12 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

13 data; 

14 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip15 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele16 vation data collection for use in providing 

17 grants and cooperative agreements under 

18 subsection (d); 

19 (iii) implement policies and procedures 

20 for data acquisition and sharing that are 

21 consistent with standards and guidelines 

22 developed under the 3D Elevation Pro23 gram; 

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1 Program, in accordance with standards 

2 and guidelines developed under the 3D 

3 Elevation Program; and 

4 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

5 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

6 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

7 standards; and 

8 (II) is included in the national 

9 holdings of those data. 

10 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO11 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co13 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall es14 tablish an interagency coordinating committee, to be 

15 known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency 

16 Coordinating Committee’’ (referred to in this sub17 section as the ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 

18 3D elevation data management across the Federal 

19 Government. 

20 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

21 composed of the following members (or their des22 ignees): 

23 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

24 Chairperson of the Committee. 

25 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 


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1 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

2 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

3 (E) The Director of the National Science 

4 Foundation. 

5 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

6 and Technology Policy. 

7 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage8 ment and Budget. 

9 (H) The head of any other Federal depart10 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

11 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co12 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

13 of— 

14 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

15 Forum; 

16 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com17 mittee; 

18 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; and 

19 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub20 committee. 

21 (4) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 

22 the call of the Chairperson. 

23 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 


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1 (A) oversee the planning, management, 

2 and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; 

3 and 

4 (B) develop, by not later than 1 year after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, and update 

6 periodically thereafter— 

7 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

8 goals and priorities for activities carried 

9 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

10 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

11 implement the strategic plan. 

12 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL AD13 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es16 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

17 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

18 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

19 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

20 shall— 

21 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem22 bers, of whom none may be a Federal offi23 cer or employee; and 

24 (ii) include representatives of— 


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1 (I) research and academic insti2 tutions; 

3 (II) industry standards develop4 ment organizations; 

5 (III) units of State and local gov6 ernment; and 

7 (IV) the private sector. 

8 (2) DUTIES.— 

9 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee 

10 shall conduct an assessment of— 

11 (i) trends and developments in— 

12 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

13 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

14 (II) science and technology relat15 ing to 3D elevation data; 

16 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele17 vation Program in carrying out the activi18 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

19 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

20 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

21 (iv) the management, coordination, 

22 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

23 Elevation Program. 

24 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

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1 frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, 

2 the Subcommittee shall submit to the Secretary 

3 and the 3D Elevation Federal Interagency Co4 ordinating Committee established under sub5 section (b) a report that includes— 

6 (i) the findings of the assessment 

7 under subparagraph (A); and 

8 (ii) recommendations of the Sub9 committee based on those findings, if any. 

10 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 

12 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

13 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

14 tribal, State, or local government, institutions of 

15 higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or 

16 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

17 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

18 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

19 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

20 this subsection, an entity described in paragraph (1) 

21 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

22 time, in such manner, and containing such informa23 tion as the Secretary may require. 

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1 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

2 determines to be appropriate, including making data 

3 publically available and interoperable with other 

4 Federal datasets. 

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