Public Land Search and Rescue Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (19 Nov 2024): Subcommittee Hearings Held
What this bill does
H.R. 9165, the Public Land Search and Rescue Act, would direct the Secretary of the Interior to create a grant program, within one year of enactment, to fund search and rescue activities in remote areas of federal land managed by the Department of the Interior or the U.S. Forest Service. Grants could be used to purchase or maintain search-and-rescue equipment or to reimburse eligible recipients for conducting such operations. The federal government would cover up to 75 percent of the cost of an eligible project.
Eligible recipients would be states, their political subdivisions, or designees that are legally authorized to conduct remote search and rescue and that the Secretary determines have the capability to carry it out. In reviewing applications, the Secretary would be required to give priority to areas with a high ratio of visitors to residents, which would tend to favor localities near heavily visited public lands. Search and rescue is defined to include both locating and helping stranded, injured, or lost individuals and recovering the remains of deceased individuals in remote areas.
The bill was introduced on July 25, 2024, by Rep. Celeste Maloy along with two cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture. It did not receive a vote before the end of the 118th Congress, so it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to advance further.
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Timeline
19 Nov 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Common questions
- What does H.R. 9165 do?
- H.R. 9165, the Public Land Search and Rescue Act, would direct the Secretary of the Interior to create a grant program, within one year of enactment, to fund search and rescue activities in remote areas of federal land managed by the Department of the Interior or the U.S. Forest Service. Grants could be used to purchase or maintain search-and-rescue equipment or to reimburse eligible recipients for conducting such operations. The federal government would cover up to 75 percent of the cost of an eligible project. Eligible recipients would be states, their political subdivisions, or designees that are legally authorized to conduct remote search and rescue and that the Secretary determines have the capability to carry it out. In reviewing applications, the Secretary would be required to give priority to areas with a high ratio of visitors to residents, which would tend to favor localities near heavily visited public lands. Search and rescue is defined to include both locating and helping stranded, injured, or lost individuals and recovering the remains of deceased individuals in remote areas. The bill was introduced on July 25, 2024, by Rep. Celeste Maloy along with two cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture. It did not receive a vote before the end of the 118th Congress, so it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to advance further.
- Has H.R. 9165 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 9165. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 9165?
- H.R. 9165 was sponsored by Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT), with 4 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 9165?
- Subcommittee Hearings Held (19 Nov 2024).
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