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handle is hein.crs/crseveryaabam0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ACongressional SResearch Service Landslide Hazards Legislation in the 115th Congress name redacted Specialist in Energy and Natural Resources Policy December 19, 2018 Authorizing a Landslide Hazards Program Two nearly identical bills, S. 698 and H.R. 1675, both titled the National Landslide Preparedness Act, would authorize a national landslide hazards reduction program within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). USGS currently operates, under its Organic Act of 1879 and other authorities, such as the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-288), a Landslide Hazards Program (funding level of $3.5 million in FY2018) within its Natural Hazards Program. Section 3 of both bills would broaden USGS's current activities and require coordination with other federal agencies. The purpose of the legislation would be to identify landslide risks and hazards from landslides, reduce losses, protect communities at risk, and improve communication and emergency preparedness. The bills would require the program to map and assess landslide hazards; respond to landslide events; coordinate with states and Indian tribes to identify regional and local priorities; and develop and implement landslide hazard guidelines for geologists, engineers, and land-use decisionmakers. USGS estimates that landslides kill an average of 25-50 people each year in the United States and account for $1-$2 billion annually in damages. Managing the Program Section 3 of S. 698 and H.R. 1675 would structure the program with elements roughly parallel to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), reauthorized on December 11, 2018 (P.L. 115-307). Similar to NEHRP, an interagency committee chaired by the Department of the Interior (DOI) would oversee and coordinate the landslide program and would support the development and execution of Congressional Research Service 7-.... www.crs.gov IN11008 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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