#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ijj  ,,an ,,act  ,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 #bjbe4  #b4 ,sinkhole  
hazard identification  7a7 ,in general  
,subject to the availability of         
appropriations made in advance for such 
purpose1 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
 ,use of certain data ,in developing    
maps under subsection 7a77#b71 the      

,director of the ,united ,states        
,geological ,survey shall utilize #c;,d 
elevation data 7as that term is defined 
in section #b of the ,national          
,landslide ,preparedness ,act 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #caja77 collected pursuant to 
section #e of that ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#cajd74  7c7 ,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  7d7      
,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  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,july #ad1             
#bjbe4;,clerk4