,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjbb,mr4 
,stewart 7for himself and ,mr4 ,case7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,attorney ,general to establish a grant 
program to allocate resources for remote
 search and rescue activities1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,public ,land  
,search and ,rescue ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 
,grant program for remote search and    
rescue activities  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,attorney ,general shall establish a    
program 7in this ,act referred to as the
 ,program7 to allocate resources to     
remote search and rescue activities     
conducted on lands under the            
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,agriculture or the ,secretary of the   
,interior4  7b7 ,grant authority ,in    

carrying out the ,program1 the ,attorney
 ,general may award a grant on a        
competitive basis in accordance with    
this section4  7c7 ,eligible recipients 
,the ,attorney ,general may award a     
grant under the ,program to a ,state or 
a political subdivision thereof         
determined by the ,attorney ,general to 
have the authority and capability to    
carry out a project described in        
subsection 7d74  7d7 ,eligible projects 
,grant funds awarded under the ,program 
may be used-- 7#a7 by an eligible       
recipient to purchase equipment and gear
 necessary for remote search and rescue 
activities2  7#b7 to reimburse an       
eligible recipient for the cost of      
maintenance and repair of remote search 
and rescue equipment owned or leased by 
an eligible recipient2 and  7#c7 by an  
eligible recipient to reimburse ,state  
and local agencies responsible for      
remote search and rescue activities4    
7e7 ,application  7#a7 ,in general ,to  
be eligible for a grant under the       

,program1 an eligible recipient shall   
submit to the ,attorney ,general an     
application in such form1 at such time1 
and containing such information as the  
,attorney ,general determines to be     
appropriate4  7#b7 ,additional          
application ,an eligible recipient may  
submit to the ,attorney ,general an     
additional application in such form1 at 
such time1 and containing such          
information as the ,attorney ,general   
determines to be appropriate for        
additional funding for purposes under   
subsection 7d77#b74  7f7 ,priority ,the 
,attorney ,general shall prioritize an  
application from an eligible recipient  
who serves an area with a high ratio of 
visitors to residents4  7g7 ,federal    
share ,the ,federal share of assistance 
under the ,program shall be #ge percent 
of the cost of an eligible project4  7h7
 ,remote search and rescue activity     
defined ,in this section1 the term      
remote search and rescue activity means 
an activity that utilizes1 trains1 or   

supports responders with specialized    
equipment to locate1 provide assistance 
to1 and remove to safety individuals who
 are lost1 injured1 stranded1 or        
entrapped in remote areas4