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H.R. 496

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Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019
About This Bill
Introduced
Latest Action · June 4, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
January 11, 2019
Cosponsors (2)
2D 0R
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Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019 This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and develop maps depicting the zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes. The USGS must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers.

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