,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjai,mr4 ,soto 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,crist1 and ,mrs4 ,murphy7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,director of
 the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey
 to establish a program to map zones    
that are at greater risk of sinkhole    
formation1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,sinkhole ,mapping ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,sinkhole hazard identification  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,director of the      
,united ,states ,geological ,survey     
shall establish a program to--  7#a7    
study the short-term and long-term      
mechanisms that cause sinkholes1        
including extreme storm events1         
prolonged droughts causing shifts in    
water management practices1 aquifer     
depletion1 and other major changes in   
water use2 and  7#b7 develop maps that  

depict zones that are at greater risk of
 sinkhole formation4  7b7 ,review of    
maps ,once during each #e-year period1  
or more often as the ,director of the   
,united ,states ,geological ,survey     
determines is necessary1 the ,director  
shall assess the need to revise and     
update the maps developed under this    
section4  7c7 ,website ,the ,director of
 the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey
 shall establish and maintain a public  
website that displays the maps developed
 under this section and other relevant  
information critical for use by         
community planners and emergency        
managers4