,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bj1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,stewart 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,case7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of the ,interior  
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  
,act4  #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 ,secretary of the ,interior 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          
,secretary may award a grant on a       
competitive basis in accordance with    
this section4  7c7 ,eligible recipients 
,the ,secretary may award a grant under 
the ,program to a ,state1 political     
subdivision thereof1 or their designee1 
that conducts search and rescue         
operations1 determined by the ,secretary
 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 ,secretary an application 
in such form1 at such time1 and         
containing such information as the      
,secretary determines to be appropriate4
  7#b7 ,additional application ,an      
eligible recipient may submit to the    
,secretary an additional application in 
such form1 at such time1 and containing 
such information as the ,secretary      
determines to be appropriate for        
additional funding for purposes under   
subsection 7d77#b74  7f7 ,priority ,the 
,secretary 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