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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4974 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. CANTWELL, and Ms. HIRONO) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources 

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

3 SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL VOL4 CANO EARLY WARNING AND MONITORING 

5 SYSTEM. 

6 (a) MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES.—Section 

7 5001(b)(2)(B) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 

8 Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 


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1 31k(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Global Positioning 

2 System’’ and inserting ‘‘Global Navigation Satellite Sys3 tem’’. 

4 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section 5001(b)(3)(A) of 

5 the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 

6 Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 

7 (1) in clause (ii)(III), by inserting ‘‘(including 

8 new or existing cooperative agreements)’’ after 

9 ‘‘partnerships’’; and 

10 (2) in clause (iii)— 

11 (A) in the clause heading, by striking ‘‘UP12 DATE’’ and inserting ‘‘UPDATES’’; and 

13 (B) in subclause (II)— 

14 (i) in the subclause heading, by strik15 ing ‘‘UPDATE’’ and inserting ‘‘UPDATES’’; 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘clause (i) to include’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘clause (i)— 

18 ‘‘(aa) to include’’; 

19 (iii) in item (aa) (as so designated), 

20 by striking the period at the end and in21 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (iv) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(bb) not less frequently 

25 than once every 5 years after the 


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1 date on which the management 

2 plan is submitted under that 

3 clause.’’. 

4 (c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 5001(b)(3) of 

5 the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 

6 Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(b)(3)) is amended by add7 ing at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(F) IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE.—The 

9 Secretary shall establish an implementation 

10 committee that shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) include representatives of— 

12 ‘‘(I) each State agency or des13 ignee of a State agency subject to a 

14 cooperative agreement entered into 

15 under subparagraph (C); 

16 ‘‘(II) institutions of higher edu17 cation; and 

18 ‘‘(III) each volcano observatory 

19 described in paragraph (1)(B)(i); and 

20 ‘‘(ii) be responsible for providing to 

21 the Secretary recommended requirements, 

22 implementation steps, and performance 

23 standards for the System.’’. 


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1 (d) COORDINATION.—Section 5001(b)(3)(D) of the 

2 John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 

3 Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(b)(3)(D)) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating clauses (ii) through (iv) as 

5 clauses (iii) through (v), respectively; and 

6 (2) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 

7 ‘‘(ii) the Chief of the Forest Service;’’. 

8 (e) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 5001(c) of the 

9 John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 

10 Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(c)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘$55,000,000’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2033’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘2034’’. 

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