US SB1078 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-12-14 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish and maintain a national remote sensing education, outreach, and research program within USGS (AmericaView program) to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of geospatial imagery for education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes in each state, consistent with the August 2007 recommendations of the Future of Land Imaging Interagency Working Group of the National Science and Technology Council.Requires the Secretary, acting through the USGS data archive, development, maintenance, and product distribution program conducted at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Data Center (AmericaView project), to support the geospatial imagery mapping research and educational programs of each state by cooperating with states to identify new geospatial imagery mapping needs and infrastructure and to define, consolidate, and maintain the data requirements of the AmericaView project.Directs the Secretary to maintain AmericaView in each state for specified purposes, including: (1) to share and cooperate in the development of geospatial imagery mapping applications, education, and training infrastructure in each state; and (2) to promote cooperation and sharing of expertise regarding geospatial imagery among and within participating states.Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide grants, annually, to sustain and develop StateView programs (AmericaView programs of individual states, comprised of educational institutions and state and local governments); and (2) maintain an advisory committee to advise the Director regarding the AmericaView program.Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014.

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Title

AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.
2010-12-14 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2009-08-05 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2009-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Same As/Similar To

HB2489 (Same As) 2009-12-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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