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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 31e. Geologic mapping program 5-year plan
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall, with the
advice and review of the advisory committee, prepare a 5-year plan
for the geologic mapping program.
(b) Requirements
The 5-year plan shall identify -
(1) overall priorities for the geologic mapping program; and
(2) implementation of the overall management structure and
operation of the geologic mapping program, including -
(A) the role of the Survey in the capacity of overall
management lead, including the responsibility for developing
the national geologic mapping program that meets Federal needs
while fostering State needs;
(B) the responsibilities of the State geological surveys,
with emphasis on mechanisms that incorporate the needs,
missions, capabilities, and requirements of the State
geological surveys, into the nationwide geologic mapping
program;
(C) mechanisms for identifying short- and long-term
priorities for each component of the geologic mapping program,
including -
(i) for the Federal component, a priority-setting mechanism
that responds to -
(I) Federal mission requirements for geologic map
information;
(II) critical scientific problems that require geologic
maps for their resolution; and
(III) shared Federal and State needs for geologic maps,
in which joint Federal-State geologic mapping projects are
in the national interest;
(ii) for the State component, a priority-setting mechanism
that responds to -
(I) specific intrastate needs for geologic map
information; and
(II) interstate needs shared by adjacent States that have
common requirements; and
(iii) for the education component, a priority-setting
mechanism that responds to requirements for geologic map
information that are dictated by Federal and State mission
requirements;
(D) a mechanism for adopting scientific and technical mapping
standards for preparing and publishing general- and
special-purpose geologic maps to -
(i) ensure uniformity of cartographic and scientific
conventions; and
(ii) provide a basis for assessing the comparability and
quality of map products; and
(E) a mechanism for monitoring the inventory of published and
current mapping investigations nationwide to facilitate
planning and information exchange and to avoid redundancy.
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