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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
12/30/2022 • House
Summary
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2021
This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation.
Specifically, the USGS must
- study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and
- develop maps depicting the zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes.
The USGS must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers.
Reported to House • 12/30/2022
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Policy Area: Science, Technology, Communications
Emergency planning and evacuationGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNatural disastersWater use and supply
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
June 1, 2021
Committee Review
July 19, 2022
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Reported in House12/30/2022
Introduced in House6/1/2021