113 STAT. 1720 PUBLIC LAW 106-148—DEC. 9, 1999 SEC. 4. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM. Section 4 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking "priorities" and inserting "national priorities and standards for"; (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking "develop a geologic mapping program implementation plan" and inserting "develop a 5-year strategic plan for the geologic mapping program"; and (ii) by striking "within 300 days after the date of enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1997" and inserting "not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999"; (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking "within 90 days after the date of enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1997" and inserting "not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999"; and (D) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking "within 210 days after the date of enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1997" and inserting "not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999, and biennially thereafter"; (ii) in clause (i), by striking "will coordinate" and inserting "are coordinating"; (iii) in clause (ii), by striking "will establish" and inserting "establish"; and (iv) in clause (iii), by striking "will lead to" and inserting "affect"; and (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: " (d) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.— "(1) FEDERAL COMPONENT.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—The geologic mapping program shall include a Federal geologic mapping component, the objective of which shall be to determine the geologic framework of areas determined to be vital to the economic, social, environmental, or scientific welfare of the United States. "(B) MAPPING PRIORITIES.— For the Federal component, mapping priorities— "(i) shall be described in the 5-year plan under section 6; and " (ii) shall be based on— "(I) national requirements for geologic map information in areas of multiple-issue need or areas of compelling single-issue need; and "(II) national requirements for geologic map information in areas where mapping is required to solve critical earth science problems. " (C) INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. —
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