[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1052 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1052
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and
Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and
Monitoring System, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 13, 2025
Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Sullivan)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and
Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and
Monitoring System, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY WARNING AND
MONITORING SYSTEM.
(a) Modernization Activities.--Section 5001(b)(2)(B) of the John D.
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C.
31k(b)(2)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the System shall include the
comprehensive application'' and inserting the following: ``the
System shall include--
``(i) the comprehensive application'';
(2) in clause (i) (as so designated)--
(A) by striking ``Global Positioning System'' and
inserting ``Global Navigation Satellite System'';
(B) by striking ``and unoccupied aerial vehicles''
and inserting ``unoccupied aerial vehicles, infrasound
arrays, visible and infrared cameras, and advanced
digital telemetry networks''; and
(C) by striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) maintaining or expanding the
technical instrumentation and infrastructure
required for the comprehensive application of
the emerging technologies described in clause
(i), particularly advanced digital telemetry
networks.''.
(b) Management Plan.--Section 5001(b)(3)(A) of the John D. Dingell,
Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C.
31k(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii)(III), by inserting ``(including new or
existing cooperative agreements)'' after ``partnerships''; and
(2) in clause (iii)--
(A) in the clause heading, by striking ``Update''
and inserting ``Updates''; and
(B) in subclause (II)--
(i) in the subclause heading, by striking
``Update'' and inserting ``Updates'';
(ii) by striking ``clause (i) to include''
and inserting ``clause (i)--
``(aa) to include'';
(iii) in item (aa) (as so designated), by
striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(bb) not less frequently
than once every 5 years after
the date on which the
management plan is submitted
under that clause.''.
(c) Management and Coordination.--Section 5001(b)(3) of the John D.
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C.
31k(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) by redesignating clauses (ii) through (iv) as
clauses (iii) through (v), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
``(ii) the Chief of the Forest Service;'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) Implementation committee.--The Secretary
shall establish an implementation committee that
shall--
``(i) include representatives of--
``(I) each State agency or designee
of a State agency subject to a
cooperative agreement entered into
under subparagraph (C);
``(II) institutions of higher
education; and
``(III) each volcano observatory
described in paragraph (1)(B)(i); and
``(ii) be responsible for providing to the
Secretary recommended requirements,
implementation steps, and performance standards
for the System.
``(G) Communication.--The Secretary, in
coordination with State emergency management partners,
shall identify public communication and messaging
responsibilities for each of the Secretary and the
State emergency management partners to avoid confusion
or duplication with respect to those
responsibilities.''.
(d) Reauthorization.--Section 5001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k(c)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``$55,000,000'' and inserting
``$75,000,000''; and
(B) by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2033'';
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2024'' and inserting
``2034''.
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