,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cggg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,ms4  
,maloy 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,kennedy of   
,utah1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,utah1 and ,mr4   
,owens7 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 
activities conducted on ,federal land   
under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary
 of the ,interior or the ,secretary of  
,agriculture1 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 shall establish a  
program to provide grants to allocate   
resources for remote search and rescue  
activities conducted on ,federal land   
under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary
 or the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7
 ,application ,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  7c7 ,priority ,the        
,secretary shall prioritize applications
 from eligible recipients that serve an 
area with a high ratio of visitors to   
residents4  7d7 ,federal share ,the     
,federal share of the cost of an        
eligible purpose funded under the       
,program shall not exceed #ge percent of
 the total cost of the eligible purpose1
 as determined by the ,secretary4  7e7  
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    

,eligible purpose ,the term eligible    
purpose means-- 7,a7 the purchase of    
equipment and gear necessary for remote 
search and rescue activities2  7,b7 the 
cost of maintenance and repair of remote
 search and rescue equipment owned or   
leased by an eligible recipient2 and    
7,c7 reimbursement to an eligible       
recipient for remote search and rescue  
activities conducted on ,federal land   
under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary
 or the ,secretary of ,agriculture4     
7#b7 ,eligible recipient ,the term      
eligible recipient means a ,state1      
political subdivision thereof1 or their 
designee1 that is-- 7,a7 authorized by  
,state or ,federal law to conduct remote
 search and rescue activities2 and  7,b7
 determined by the ,secretary to have   
the capability to carry out a project   
described in subsection 7d74  7#c7      
,program ,the term ,program means the   
program established under subsection    
7a74  7#d7 ,remote search and rescue    
activity ,the term remote search and    

rescue activity means an activity that  
uses1 trains1 or supports responders    
with specialized equipment to-- 7,a7    
locate and recover the remains of       
deceased individuals in remote areas2   
and  7,b7 locate1 provide assistance to1
 and remove to safety individuals who   
are lost1 injured1 stranded1 or         
entrapped in remote areas4  7#e7        
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4