HR 1184 · 106th Congress · Emergency Management
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.(1999-04-22)
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Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999 - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for earthquake hazards reduction for FY 2000 and 2001. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 to the Secretary of the Interior for carrying out, through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), responsibilities assigned under the Act, with specified amounts available for the Global Seismic Network and the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee. Makes specified amounts available for FY 2000 and 2001 for a related USGS grant program. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 for a USGS program to develop a prototype real-time seismic warning system. Authorizes appropriations under the Act for FY 2000 and 2001 for National Science Foundation (NSF) engineering and geosciences research and for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Repeals a provision regarding non-Federal cost sharing for supplemental funds. Requires the USGS Director to: (1) establish an Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System to modernize, standardize, and stabilize t…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999
Apr 12, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on March 29,1999
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1184, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999
Apr 21, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on April 19, 1999
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office