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Calendar No. 262 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 485 

[Report No. 109–161] 

To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 1, 2005 

Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. 

ROBERTS, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. STEVENS, and Mr. ENZI) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping 

Act of 1992. 

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 Geologic 

5 Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Section 2(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 

3 of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(1) although significant progress has been 

7 made in the production of geologic maps since the 

8 establishment of the national cooperative geologic 

9 mapping program in 1992, no modern, digital, geo10 logic map exists for approximately 75 percent of the 

11 United States;’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

14 ‘‘homeland and’’ after ‘‘planning for’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘pre16 dicting’’ and inserting ‘‘identifying’’; 

17 (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

18 after the semicolon at the end; 

19 (D) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as 

20 subparagraph (K); and 

21 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(J) recreation and public awareness; 

24 and’’; and 

25 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘important’’ 

26 and inserting ‘‘available’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 

2 Section 2(b) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 

3 of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31a(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

4 management’’ before the period at the end. 

5 SEC. 4. DEADLINES FOR ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES 

6 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 

7 Section 4(b)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 

8 of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended in the second 

9 sentence— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘not later 

11 than’’ and all that follows through the semicolon and 

12 inserting ‘‘not later than 1 year after the date of en13 actment of the National Geologic Mapping Reau14 thorization Act of 2005;’’; 

15 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not later 

16 than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in accordance’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘not later than 1 year after the date 

18 of enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Re19 authorization Act of 2005 in accordance’’; and 

20 (3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of sub21 paragraph (C), by striking ‘‘not later than’’ and all 

22 that follows through ‘‘submit’’ and inserting ‘‘submit 

23 biennially’’. 

24 SEC. 5. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. 

25 Section 4(c)(2) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 

26 of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(c)(2)) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘geophysical-map data base, 

2 geochemical-map data base, and a’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘provide’’ and inserting ‘‘pro4 vides’’. 

5 SEC. 6. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM COMPONENTS. 

6 Section 4(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the National Geologic Map7 ping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

10 semicolon at the end; 

11 (2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(III) the needs of land manage15 ment agencies of the Department of 

16 the Interior.’’. 

17 SEC. 7. GEOLOGIC MAPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

18 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 5(a) of the National Geo19 logic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Inte23 rior or a designee from a land management 

24 agency of the Department of the Interior,’’ 
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1 after ‘‘Administrator of the Environmental Pro2 tection Agency or a designee,’’; 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Energy or a 

4 designee,’’; and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘, and the Assistant to the 

6 President for Science and Technology or a des7 ignee’’; and 

8 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all 

10 that follows through ‘‘consultation’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘In consultation’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘Chief Geologist, as Chair13 man’’ and inserting ‘‘Associate Director for Ge14 ology, as Chair’’; and 

15 (C) by striking ‘‘one representative from 

16 the private sector’’ and inserting ‘‘2 representa17 tives from the private sector’’. 

18 (b) DUTIES.—Section 5(b) of the National Geologic 

19 Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(b)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

21 end; 

22 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para23 graph (4); and 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(3) provide a scientific overview of geologic 

2 maps (including maps of geologic-based hazards) 

3 used or disseminated by Federal agencies for regula4 tion or land-use planning; and’’. 

5 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a)(1) of 

6 the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 

7 31d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘10-member’’ and in8 serting ‘‘11-member’’. 

9 SEC. 8. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC-MAP DATA10 BASE. 

11 Section 7(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 

12 of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31f(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘geologic 

14 map’’ and inserting ‘‘geologic-map’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 

16 (A) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) all maps developed with funding pro18 vided by the National Cooperative Geologic 

19 Mapping Program, including under the Federal, 

20 State, and education components;’’. 

21 SEC. 9. BIENNIAL REPORT. 

22 Section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 

23 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31g) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later’’ 

24 and all that follows through ‘‘biennially’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
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1 the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 

2 2005 and biennially’’. 

3 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ALLOCA4 TION. 

5 Section 9 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 

6 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31h) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro10 priated to carry out this Act $64,000,000 for each of fiscal 

11 years 2006 through 2010.’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

14 by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘48’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘50’’; and 

17 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 and in18 serting ‘‘4’’. 
Calendar No. 262 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 485 

[Report No. 109–161] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 

Mapping Act of 1992. 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 

Reported without amendment