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S. Rept. 115-404 1 (2018-12-04)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxacaq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Op Calendar No. 691 115TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT 2d Session SENATE 115-404 NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT DECEMBER 4, 2018.-Ordered to be printed Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1787] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 1787) to reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, having considered the same, reports favor- ably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1787 is to reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-285). BACKGROUND AND NEED The National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 established the Na- tional Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP or Pro- gram). The Program is run by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and produces geologic maps for the United States. Geologic maps are a multipurpose, basic data set that are used by public and pri- vate entities for resource exploration and extraction; natural haz- ards identification and mitigation; ground and surface water man- agement; infrastructure development; environmental protection; and Federal land management. For example, NCGMP funds have been used to examine the headwaters of the Missouri River in the Midwest, ecosystem health in Maryland, the San Andreas Fault in California, and mineral deposits in Nevada and Alaska. 89-010