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Union Calendar No. 859 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1675 

[Report No. 115–1035, Part I] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2017 

Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. LEE, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HECK, and Mr. 

GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

NOVEMBER 16, 2018 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

NOVEMBER 16, 2018 

Referral to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology extended for a 

period ending not later than December 28, 2018 

DECEMBER 28, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. POLIS, Mr. TIPTON, and Mrs. TORRES

DECEMBER 28, 2018 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 2017] 


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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. 


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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 Pre5 paredness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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

9 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘3D elevation 

11 data’’ means 3D, high-resolution data obtained 

12 using lidar, ifsar, or other methods over the 

13 United States (including territories). 

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

15 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele16 vation data. 

17 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

18 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro19 gram established under section 5(a). 

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

21 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

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

23 the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 

24 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

25 U.S.C. 5304). 


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1 (6) LIDAR.—The term ‘‘lidar’’ means light detec2 tion and ranging. 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di5 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

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

7 of State or Territorial government handling the iden8 tification, mapping, assessment, and research of land9 slide hazards or responding to landslide events, in10 cluding— 

11 (A) a State geological survey office; 

12 (B) a State department of emergency re13 sponse; and 

14 (C) a State department of transportation. 

15 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO16 GRAM. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 

18 program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Hazards 

19 Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘pro20 gram’’)— 

21 (1) to identify and understand landslide hazards 

22 and risks; 

23 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

24 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

25 hazards; and 


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1 (4) to help improve communication and emer2 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

3 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc4 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

5 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

6 (1) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in co7 ordination with the Interagency Coordinating Com8 mittee on Landslide Hazards established by subsection 

9 (c)(1) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Committee’’) 

10 and in coordination with existing activities of the 

11 United States Geological Survey and other Federal 

12 agencies, shall— 

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

14 landslide hazards; 

15 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

16 (C) in coordination with States and Indian 

17 tribes— 

18 (i) establish working groups with 

19 States and Indian tribes to identify re20 gional and local priorities for researching, 

21 identifying, mapping, and assessing land22 slide hazards; and 

23 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

24 hazard guidelines for— 

25 (I) geologists; 


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1 (II) geological and geotechnical 

2 engineers; and 

3 (III) land use and other decision4 makers. 

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

6 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 

7 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with 

8 the Committee, shall develop and publish a national 

9 strategy for landslide hazards and risk reduction in 

10 the United States, which shall include— 

11 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

12 (B) priorities for data acquisition, research, 

13 communications, and risk management on land14 slides and landslide hazards across relevant Fed15 eral agencies; and 

16 (C) a detailed interagency plan to carry out 

17 the national strategy, including details about the 

18 programs, projects, and budgets that will be used 

19 to implement the national strategy. 

20 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA21 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

22 in coordination with States and Indian tribes, shall 

23 develop and maintain a publicly accessible national 

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1 pile, maintain, standardize, and evaluate data re2 garding— 

3 (A) landslide hazards and risks nationwide; 

4 (B) the nationwide impact of landslides 

5 on— 

6 (i) health and safety; 

7 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

8 and 

9 (iii) the environment; 

10 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

11 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 

12 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED13 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro14 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec15 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

16 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

17 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed18 eral agencies, and in consultation with States and In19 dian tribes, shall develop and disseminate— 

20 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

21 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

22 materials to help inform State, local, and tribal 

23 governments and decisionmakers with respect 

24 to— 


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1 (i) the use and implementation of 

2 landslide hazard assessments; 

3 (ii) the applied use of the database de4 veloped under paragraph (3); 

5 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

6 and 

7 (iv) resources available for commu8 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

9 preparedness; and 

10 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

11 training modules for— 

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

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

14 emergency managers; and 

15 (iii) the National Guard. 

16 (5) FLASH FLOOD AND DEBRIS FLOW EARLY

17 WARNING SYSTEM.—In carrying out the program, the 

18 Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Com19 merce and Secretary of Agriculture, shall expand the 

20 early warning system for flash floods and debris flow 

21 by— 

22 (A) expanding the early warning system for 

23 post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

24 burned areas across the western United States; 


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1 (B) developing procedures with State, local, 

2 and tribal governments to monitor stormwater 

3 drainage in areas with high flash flood and de4 bris flow risk; 

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

6 such as recently burned land and potential lahar 

7 hazard areas; and 

8 (D) identifying areas susceptible to post9 wildfire landslides. 

10 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In car11 rying out the program, the Secretary, in coordination 

12 with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

13 Homeland Security, the heads of other relevant Fed14 eral agencies, States, and Indian tribes, shall estab15 lish emergency response procedures for the rapid de16 ployment of Federal scientists, equipment, and serv17 ices to areas impacted by a significant landslide 

18 event— 

19 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

20 and improve the safety of emergency responders; 

21 (B) to improve data collection; and 

22 (C) to conduct research to advance the un23 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc24 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 


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1 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

2 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com4 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordinating 

5 Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

6 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com7 posed of the following members (or their designees): 

8 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as Chair9 person of the Committee. 

10 (B) The Secretary of the Army. 

11 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

12 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

13 (E) The Secretary of Transportation. 

14 (F) The Director of the National Science 

15 Foundation. 

16 (G) The Director of the Office of Science 

17 and Technology Policy. 

18 (H) The Director of the Office of Manage19 ment and Budget. 

20 (I) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

22 the call of the Chairperson. 

23 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

24 shall— 

25 (A) advise and oversee the program; 


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1 (B) facilitate communication and coordina2 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

3 management, budgeting, and execution of land4 slide activities; and 

5 (C) support the development and execution 

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

7 including by— 

8 (i) supporting the development of na9 tional goals and priorities for the national 

10 strategy; 

11 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

12 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

13 out the national strategy; and 

14 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

15 the national strategy. 

16 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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

18 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advisory 

19 Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this sub20 section as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

21 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

22 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

23 (A) of whom none may be an individual de24 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) 


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1 of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, United States 

2 Code; and 

3 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

4 (i) States, including State geological 

5 organizations; 

6 (ii) Indian tribes, including tribal geo7 logical organizations; 

8 (iii) research institutions and institu9 tions of higher education that are quali10 fied— 

11 (I) to provide advice regarding 

12 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

13 and 

14 (II) to represent related scientific, 

15 architectural, engineering, and plan16 ning disciplines; 

17 (iv) industry standards development 

18 organizations; and 

19 (v) State, local, and tribal emergency 

20 management agencies. 

21 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

23 shall submit to the Committee recommendations 

24 for the implementation of the program, including 

25 recommendations regarding— 


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1 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

2 and planning; 

3 (ii) tools for communities; 

4 (iii) research; and 

5 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

6 Committee determines appropriate. 

7 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

8 the agency heads described in subparagraphs (A) 

9 through (H) of subsection (c)(2) shall take into 

10 consideration any recommendation of the Advi11 sory Committee submitted under subparagraph 

12 (A). 

13 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

14 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING

15 AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria17 tions, the Secretary may— 

18 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

19 basis, to State, local, and tribal govern20 ments to research, map, assess, and collect 

21 data on landslide hazards and identify 

22 areas susceptible to post-wildfire landslides 

23 within the jurisdictions of those govern24 ments; and 


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1 (ii) accept and use funds received from 

2 other Federal and non-Federal partners to 

3 advance the purposes of the program. 

4 (B) PRIORITY.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

6 consult annually with the Committee, 

7 States, and Indian tribes to establish prior8 ities for the grant program under this para9 graph. 

10 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

11 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

12 Secretary shall give priority to projects 

13 that— 

14 (I) will achieve the greatest land15 slide hazard and risk reduction; 

16 (II) reflect the goals and priorities 

17 of the national strategy established 

18 under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

19 (III) are matched at least 50 per20 cent of the total cost of the project from 

21 non-Federal sources; and 

22 (IV) include acquisition of en23 hanced elevation data consistent with 

24 the 3D Elevation Program. 


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1 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH GRANTS.— 

2 In providing grants for landslide research and devel3 opment, the Director of the National Science Founda4 tion, in consultation with the Secretary and the Com5 mittee, shall ensure that the grants are provided on 

6 a competitive basis to State, local, and tribal govern7 ments, institutions of higher education, and non8 governmental entities to advance the goals and prior9 ities of the national strategy established under sub10 section (b)(2)(A), including for research and develop11 ment on— 

12 (A) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, hy13 drology, and geology of landslides; 

14 (B) ways to reduce landslide hazards and 

15 risks to minimize loss of life and property, in16 cluding landslide hazard and risk communica17 tion, perception, decisionmaking, tools, and tech18 nologies; and 

19 (C) other goals and priorities of the na20 tional strategy established under subsection 

21 (b)(2)(A). 

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

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

24 respect to the preceding calendar year— 


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1 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec2 retary and the agency heads described in subpara3 graphs (A) through (H) of subsection (c)(2) in car4 rying out the national strategy developed under sub5 section (b)(2), expressed— 

6 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re7 source; and 

8 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na9 tional strategy established under subsection 

10 (b)(2)(A); 

11 (2) the results of the activities of the Committee 

12 under this section; 

13 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

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

15 have been implemented; 

16 (4) the grants provided under this section during 

17 that preceding calendar year, including a description 

18 of— 

19 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

20 grant; and 

21 (B) the results of those activities; and 

22 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

23 United States during that preceding calendar year— 


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1 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

2 the implications of the event on communities, in3 cluding life and property; 

4 (B) recommendations on how the identifica5 tion of the landslide risk could have been im6 proved prior to the event; 

7 (C) a description of the effectiveness of any 

8 warning and risk communication, including the 

9 dissemination of warnings by State, local, and 

10 tribal partners in the affected area; 

11 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden12 tification, reduction, and communication to 

13 landowners and local governments; 

14 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

15 hazard preparedness and emergency response ac16 tivities under this section; and 

17 (F) such other findings as the Secretary de18 termines appropriate. 

19 (g) SUNSET.—This program, including any reporting 

20 requirements, shall sunset on the date that is seven years 

21 after the date of enactment. 

22 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

23 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the Sec24 retary shall support the identification, mapping, research, 


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1 and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater resource ac2 counting. 

3 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.— 

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

6 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro7 gram’’— 

8 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

9 for the United States; 

10 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec11 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

12 data among Federal departments and agencies 

13 and non-Federal entities; 

14 (C) to produce standard, publicly accessible 

15 3D elevation data products for the United States; 

16 and 

17 (D) to promote the collection, dissemination, 

18 and use of 3D elevation data among Federal, 

19 State, local, and tribal governments, commu20 nities, institutions of higher education, and the 

21 private sector through— 

22 (i) cooperative agreements; 

23 (ii) the development and maintenance 

24 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 


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1 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

2 elevation data products; 

3 (iii) the development of standards and 

4 guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 

5 to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 

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

7 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

8 adoption of emerging technologies to im9 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 3D 

10 Elevation Program. 

11 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

13 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

14 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

15 related activities of the Department of the 

16 Interior and other participating Federal de17 partments and agencies; and 

18 (ii) to meet the needs of Department of 

19 the Interior programs, stakeholders, and the 

20 public. 

21 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

22 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart23 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

24 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

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1 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

2 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com3 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

4 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

5 data; 

6 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip7 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele8 vation data collection for use in providing 

9 grants and cooperative agreements under 

10 subsection (d); 

11 (iii) implement policies and procedures 

12 for data acquisition and sharing that are 

13 consistent with standards and guidelines de14 veloped under the 3D Elevation Program; 

15 (iv) participate in, and share the re16 sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation Pro17 gram, in accordance with standards and 

18 guidelines developed under the 3D Elevation 

19 Program; and 

20 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

21 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

22 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

23 standards; and 

24 (II) is included in the national 

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1 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDI2 NATING COMMITTEE.— 

3 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in coordi4 nation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall estab5 lish an interagency coordinating committee, to be 

6 known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency Co7 ordinating Committee’’ (referred to in this subsection 

8 as the ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 3D ele9 vation data management across the Federal Govern10 ment. 

11 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com12 posed of the following members (or their designees): 

13 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as Chair14 person of the Committee. 

15 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

16 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

17 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

18 (E) The Director of the National Science 

19 Foundation. 

20 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

21 and Technology Policy. 

22 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage23 ment and Budget. 

24 (H) The head of any other Federal depart25 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 


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1 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co2 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

3 of— 

4 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

5 Forum; 

6 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com7 mittee; 

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

9 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub10 committee. 

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

12 the call of the Chairperson. 

13 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

14 (A) oversee the planning, management, and 

15 coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; and 

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

17 the date of enactment of this Act, and update pe18 riodically thereafter— 

19 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

20 goals and priorities for activities carried 

21 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

22 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

23 implement the strategic plan. 

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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es3 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

4 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

5 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

6 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

7 shall— 

8 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem9 bers, of whom none may be a Federal officer 

10 or employee; and 

11 (ii) include representatives of— 

12 (I) research and academic institu13 tions; 

14 (II) industry standards develop15 ment organizations; 

16 (III) units of State and local gov17 ernment; and 

18 (IV) the private sector. 

19 (2) DUTIES.— 

20 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee shall 

21 conduct an assessment of— 

22 (i) trends and developments in— 

23 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

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1 (II) science and technology relat2 ing to 3D elevation data; 

3 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele4 vation Program in carrying out the activi5 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

6 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

7 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

8 (iv) the management, coordination, 

9 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

10 Elevation Program. 

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

12 the date of enactment of this Act, and not less 

13 frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the 

14 Subcommittee shall submit to the Secretary and 

15 the 3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordi16 nating Committee established under subsection 

17 (b) a report that includes— 

18 (i) the findings of the assessment under 

19 subparagraph (A); and 

20 (ii) recommendations of the Sub21 committee based on those findings, if any. 

22 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

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

24 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

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1 al, State, or local government, institutions of higher 

2 education, nonprofit research institutions, or other or3 ganizations to facilitate the improvement of nation4 wide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

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

6 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

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

8 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

9 time, in such manner, and containing such informa10 tion as the Secretary may require. 

11 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop12 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub13 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary de14 termines to be appropriate, including making data 

15 publically available and interoperable with other Fed16 eral datasets. 

17 (e) SUNSET.—This program, including any reporting 

18 requirements, shall sunset on the date that is seven years 

19 after the date of enactment. 


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Union Calendar No. 859 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1675 

[Report No. 115–1035, Part I] 

A BILL 

To establish a national program to identify and repurposes. national 3D Elevation Program, and for other duce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a 

DECEMBER 28, 2018 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology disprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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