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handle is hein.crs/govzzy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ '~Research Service Informing the Ieg Ialtive debate since 1914 Landslide Hazards Legislation in the 116th Congress Updated June 10, 2019 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 $2 billion annually in damages. Two nearly identical bills, S. 529 and H.R. 126 1, titled the National Landslide Preparedness Act, would authorize a national landslide hazards reduction program within 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. Both bills would broaden 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 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 states, Indian tribes, local governments, and territories to identify regional and local priorities; and develop and implement landslide hazard guidelines for geologists, engineers, emergency managers, and land-use decisionmakers. On June 3, 2019, the House passed H.R. 1261 by unanimous consent. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ordered S. 529 to be reported on April 3, but the full Senate has not yet acted on the bill. Managing the Program Section 3 of S. 529 and H.R. 1261 would structure the program with elements roughly parallel to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP; PL. 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 IN11008 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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