(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 21, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
National Land Remote Sensing Outreach Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish and maintain a national land remote sensing outreach program within the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of geospatial imagery for education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes in each state and on the lands of an Indian tribe.
Requires the Secretary, under such program, to: (1) support geospatial imagery sharing, applied research, and educational programs of each participating state and Indian tribe; (2) identify new geospatial imagery needs and infrastructure; (3) share and cooperate in the development of geospatial imagery applications, education, and training infrastructure in each participating area; (4) cooperate with participating states and tribes to encourage the expansion of geospatial imagery mapping courses taught at educational institutions; (5) encourage expansion of geospatial imagery research at such institutions; (6) encourage expansion of the knowledge and use of geospatial imagery products in the workforce through outreach programs, workshops, and other training opportunities; (7) encourage participating states and tribes to build partnerships with local governments to identify unique research and development needs and geospatial imagery application pilot programs; (8) promote cooperation and sharing of expertise regarding geospatial imagery applications among participating states and tribes; and (9) provide a mechanism to enable the states and tribes to transfer geospatial imagery and applications to USGS.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to qualified educational institutions, to state, local, and tribal governments, or to consortia of these entities on a competitive basis to: (1) advance the interest of the federal government in promoting the use of imagery by educational institutions, states, localities, and tribes; and (2) achieve specified program purposes. Limits the federal share to 75% of the cost of each program for which a grant is made.
Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a committee to advise the Director of USGS regarding the program.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2489 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2489
To authorize a comprehensive national cooperative geospatial imagery
mapping program through the United States Geological Survey, to promote
use of the program for education, workforce training and development,
and applied research, and to support Federal, State, tribal, and local
government programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2009
Ms. Herseth Sandlin (for herself and Mr. LaTourette) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
To authorize a comprehensive national cooperative geospatial imagery
mapping program through the United States Geological Survey, to promote
use of the program for education, workforce training and development,
and applied research, and to support Federal, State, tribal, and local
government programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``AmericaView Geospatial Imagery
Mapping Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) when Federal geospatial imagery is available in a cost-
effective and timely manner, State and local governments and
educational institutions are able to develop new scientific,
educational, and practical applications for the data and to
adopt new tools for applied research, education, and training,
as evidenced by--
(A) the success of the United States Geological
Survey (referred to in this Act as the ``USGS'')
cooperative pilot projects OhioView and Gateway to the
Earth; and
(B) the 35 member StateView programs cooperating in
the AmericaView program;
(2) increased access to geospatial imagery for research and
educational purposes, made available through the USGS and from
State-level archives linked to StateView program support,
benefits user communities that have traditionally struggled to
afford the data because it enables--
(A) educators to train--
(i) students at institutions of higher
education for technology careers in remote
sensing; and
(ii) teachers for use of remote sensing
data to enhance student learning in elementary
and secondary education;
(B) historically black colleges and universities to
partner with StateView program universities to enhance
learning and training opportunities for students; and
(C) Native Americans to provide training and
education regarding--
(i) the use and application of remote
sensing data for Native American students; and
(ii) developing satellite-based
applications for managing reservation
resources;
(3) institutions of higher education and State and local
government agencies use geospatial imagery to support practical
mapping and monitoring purposes, including--
(A) monitoring the health of Federal and State land
and forests;
(B) understanding ecosystems and predicting
ecosystem change;
(C) mapping hydrologic systems and assessing water
quality;
(D) monitoring crop productivity, assessing damage,
and predicting crop yield;
(E) assisting with transportation and land-use
planning in the urban areas of the United States;
(F) predicting and assisting with the management of
human and wildlife disease outbreaks; and
(G) mapping natural hazards and assessing risk; and
(4) the AmericaView program is uniquely positioned to help
each State develop applications and skills necessary--
(A) to effectively apply geospatial imagery for
multiple State-focused mapping purposes; and
(B) to expand the use and benefits of geospatial
imagery for research and operational purposes within
each State.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Americaview.--The term ``AmericaView'' means the
national nonprofit collaboration of StateView program
participants cooperating with the USGS to achieve the purposes
of the AmericaView program.
(2) Americaview program.--The term ``AmericaView program''
means the national remote sensing education, outreach, and
research program of the USGS established under section 4(a),
comprised of--
(A) the AmericaView project; and
(B) AmericaView.
(3) Americaview project.--The term ``AmericaView project''
means the USGS data archive, development, maintenance, and
product distribution program conducted at the Earth Resources
Observation and Science (EROS) Data Center.
(4) Educational institution.--The term ``educational
institution'' means--
(A) any public or private elementary or secondary
school, vocational school, correspondence school,
business school, institution of higher education
(including a junior college or teachers' college),
normal school, professional school, or scientific or
technical institution; and
(B) any other institution that provides an
educational program.
(5) Geospatial imagery.--The term ``geospatial imagery''
means all information acquired from above the surface of the
Earth by satellite or airplane.
(6) National spatial data infrastructure.--The term
``national spatial data infrastructure'' means the technology,
policies, standards, and human resources necessary to acquire,
process, store, distribute, and improve use of geospatial data
for the United States established by Executive Order 12906 (59
Fed. Reg. 17671 (April 13, 1994)).
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the USGS.
(8) State.--The term ``State'' means--
(A) each of the several States of the United
States;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(D) Guam;
(E) American Samoa;
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands; and
(G) the United States Virgin Islands.
(9) Stateview program.--The term ``StateView program''
means the AmericaView program of an individual State, comprised
of educational institutions and State and local governments.
SEC. 4. AMERICAVIEW PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a
national remote sensing education, outreach, and research program
within the USGS to advance the availability, timely distribution, and
widespread use of geospatial imagery for education, research,
assessment, and monitoring purposes in each State.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the AmericaView program are--
(1) to increase accessibility to, and expand the use of,
remote sensing data in a standard, easy-to-use format by
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, communities,
educational institutions, and the commercial sector; and
(2) to assist each StateView program in establishing the
cooperative infrastructure necessary to increase access to
geospatial imagery for research and educational purposes.
(c) Activities.--
(1) Americaview project.--The Secretary, acting through the
AmericaView project, shall support the geospatial imagery
mapping research and educational programs of each State by
cooperating with States--
(A) to identify new geospatial imagery mapping
needs and infrastructure and to define, consolidate;
and
(B) to maintain the data requirements of the
AmericaView project.
(2) Americaview program.--The Secretary, acting through the
AmericaView program, shall maintain AmericaView in each State--
(A) to share and cooperate in the development of
geospatial imagery mapping applications, education, and
training infrastructure in each State;
(B) to cooperate with the AmericaView project to
develop nationally consistent standards for geospatial
imagery mapping in each State;
(C) to expand the number of geospatial imagery
mapping courses taught at educational institutions and
provide training, remote sensing data, and teaching
tools to educators;
(D) to expand geospatial imagery mapping research
at research educational institutions;
(E) to expand the knowledge and use of geospatial
imagery and map products in the current workforce
through outreach programs, workshops, and other
training opportunities;
(F) to build partnerships with local governments to
identify unique research and development needs and
geospatial imagery mapping pilot projects;
(G) to promote cooperation and sharing of expertise
regarding geospatial imagery among participating States
and within each participating State; and
(H) to enable the States to provide geospatial
imagery to the USGS.
(3) Grants.--The Secretary annually shall provide grants to
sustain and develop StateView programs.
(4) Federal partner advisory committee.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall maintain an
advisory committee to advise the Director of the USGS
regarding the AmericaView program.
(B) Membership and appointment.--The advisory
committee under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of--
(i) at least 1 representative of each of--
(I) AmericaView;
(II) the USGS; and
(III) the Department of
Agriculture; and
(ii) representatives of such other agencies
as the Secretary may designate.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2010
through 2014.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-309.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-309.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11742-11744)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2489.
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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11824-11825)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 33 (Roll no. 817).(text: CR 10/26/2009 H11742-11743)
Roll Call #817 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 33 (Roll no. 817). (text: CR 10/26/2009 H11742-11743)
Roll Call #817 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.