S. 3630 (110th): AmericaView Authorization Act

Introduced:
Sep 26, 2008 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on September 26, 2008, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Sep 26, 2008
Referred to Committee Sep 26, 2008
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
Committees

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Full Title

A bill to authorize a comprehensive program of nationwide access to Federal remote sensing data, to promote use of the program for education, workforce training and development, and applied research, and to support Federal, State, tribal, and local government programs.

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Last updated Sep 26, 2008.
9 pages

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9/26/2008--Introduced.
AmericaView Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to:
(1) establish and maintain a nationwide AmericaView Program to advance the availability, distribution, and use of remote sensing data (information acquired from above the surface of the Earth by satellite or airplane) and technology in each state;
(2) maintain AmericaView (the national nonprofit collaboration of StateView participants cooperating with the EROS Data Center to achieve the purposes of the AmericaView Program) in each state to develop publicly accessible remote sensing data archive and distribution infrastructure and expand remote sensing education, research, and knowledge;
(3) award annual grants to sustain and develop StateView programs (the AmericaView programs of an individual states, comprised of educational institutions and state and local governments); and
(4) maintain an advisory committee to advise the USGS Director about the AmericaView Program.

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