Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
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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.
Earth sciencesEmergency planning and evacuationGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNatural disastersWater use and supply
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-496| House
| Updated: 6/4/2020
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.
Earth sciencesEmergency planning and evacuationGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNatural disastersWater use and supply