Angie Craig: “I am today introducing along with Senator Murkowski, the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999. This is…”

“I am today introducing along with Senator Murkowski, the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999. This is an act that has been very beneficial to the Nation and deserves to be reauthorized. The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Act (NCGMA) was originally signed into law in 1992. The purpose of this geologic mapping program is to provide the nation with urgently needed geologic maps that can be and are used by a diverse clientele. These maps are vital to understanding groundwater regimes, mineral resources, geologic hazards such as landslides and earthquakes, geology essential for all types of land use planning, as well as providing basic scientific data. The NCGMA contains three parts; FedMap--the U.S. Geological Survey's geologic mapping program, StateMap--the state geological survey's part of the act, and EdMap--a program to encourage the training of future geologic mappers at our colleges and universities.”