HR 2489 · 111th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
National Land Remote Sensing Outreach Act
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2009-12-24)
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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. 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…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2489, National Land Remote Sensing Outreach Act
Oct 8, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Septembe 30, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2489, National Land Remote Sensing Outreach Act
Oct 8, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Septembe 30, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (2)
1 Democrat1 Republican