Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019
United States116th CongressHR-496House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 4, 2020
Summary
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019 This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to 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.
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Timeline
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
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Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-427.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
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