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handle is hein.crs/govdbfm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: * Conqrcissioa flasearch Servi'ce Landslide Hazards Legislation in the 116 h Congress Updated August 3,2020 Authorizing a Landslide Hazards Program The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that landslides kill an average of 25-50 people each year in the United States and account for $1 billion to S2 billion annually in damages. Two nearly identical bills, S. 529 and FIR. 1261, titled the National Landslide Preparedness Act, would authorize a national landslide hazards reduction program within the USGS. The 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 $4.0 million in FY2020) within its Natural Hazards Program. Both bills would broaden the USGS's current activities and require coordination with other federal agencies. The legislation would direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), acting through the Director of the USGS, to establish a program to identify 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 nonfederal entities to identify regional and local priorities; and develop and implement landslide hazard guidelines for geologists, engineers, emergency managers, and land-us e dec isionmakers. The House passed HR. 1261 by unanimous consent on June 3, 2019, and the Senate passed S. 529, as amended, by unanimous consent on July 30, 2020. Congress must reconcile differences in the bills (e.g., reporting, authorization of appropriations, and technical terminology) to enact the legislation. Managing the Program Section 3 of S. 529 and HR. 1261 would structure the program with elements roughly parallel to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP; 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 support the development and execution of a national strategy for landslide hazards and risk reduction. The national strategy would include an interagency plan for carrying out the national strategy. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov INi 1008 ORS MN GHT PrepareJ .r Membersand C o ma n m : i rtuE * oclCo r n ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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