Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009/Title XI

SEC. 11001. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT OF 1992.

(a) Findings- Section 2(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

`(1) although significant progress has been made in the production of geologic maps since the establishment of the national cooperative geologic mapping program in 1992, no modern, digital, geologic map exists for approximately 75 percent of the United States;'; and

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting `homeland and' after `planning for';

(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking `predicting' and inserting `identifying';

(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;

(D) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and

(E) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:

`(J) recreation and public awareness; and'; and

(3) in paragraph (9), by striking `important' and inserting `available'.

(b) Purpose- Section 2(b) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31a(b)) is amended by inserting `and management' before the period at the end.

(c) Deadlines for Actions by the United States Geological Survey- Section 4(b)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended in the second sentence—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `not later than' and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting `not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009;';

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking `not later than' and all that follows through `in accordance' and inserting `not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 in accordance'; and

(3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (C), by striking `not later than' and all that follows through `submit' and inserting `submit biennially'.

(d) Geologic Mapping Program Objectives- Section 4(c)(2) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(c)(2)) is amended—

(1) by striking `geophysical-map data base, geochemical-map data base, and a'; and

(2) by striking `provide' and inserting `provides'.

(e) Geologic Mapping Program Components- Section 4(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended—

(1) in subclause (I), by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;

(2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

`(III) the needs of land management agencies of the Department of the Interior.'.

(f) Geologic Mapping Advisory Committee-

(1) MEMBERSHIP- Section 5(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (2)—

(i) by inserting `the Secretary of the Interior or a designee from a land management agency of the Department of the Interior,' after `Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or a designee,';

(ii) by inserting `and' after `Energy or a designee,'; and

(iii) by striking `, and the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology or a designee'; and

(B) in paragraph (3)—

(i) by striking `Not later than' and all that follows through `consultation' and inserting `In consultation';

(ii) by striking `Chief Geologist, as Chairman' and inserting `Associate Director for Geology, as Chair'; and

(iii) by striking `one representative from the private sector' and inserting `2 representatives from the private sector'.

(2) DUTIES- Section 5(b) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(b)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking `and' at the end;

(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

`(3) provide a scientific overview of geologic maps (including maps of geologic-based hazards) used or disseminated by Federal agencies for regulation or land-use planning; and'.

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 5(a)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(1)) is amended by striking `10-member' and inserting `11-member'.

(g) Functions of National Geologic-Map Database- Section 7(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31f(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `geologic map' and inserting `geologic-map'; and

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

`(A) all maps developed with funding provided by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, including under the Federal, State, and education components;'.

(h) Biennial Report- Section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31g) is amended by striking `Not later' and all that follows through `biennially' and inserting `Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and biennially'.

(i) Authorization of Appropriations; Allocation- Section 9 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31h) is amended—

(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

`(a) In General- There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $64,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018.'; and

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `2000' and inserting `2005';

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking `48' and inserting `50'; and

(C) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 and inserting `4'.

SEC. 11002. NEW MEXICO WATER RESOURCES STUDY.

(a) In General- The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (referred to in this section as the `Secretary'), in coordination with the State of New Mexico (referred to in this section as the `State') and any other entities that the Secretary determines to be appropriate (including other Federal agencies and institutions of higher education), shall, in accordance with this section and any other applicable law, conduct a study of water resources in the State, including—

(1) a survey of groundwater resources, including an analysis of—

(A) aquifers in the State, including the quantity of water in the aquifers;

(B) the availability of groundwater resources for human use;

(C) the salinity of groundwater resources;

(D) the potential of the groundwater resources to recharge;

(E) the interaction between groundwater and surface water;

(F) the susceptibility of the aquifers to contamination; and

(G) any other relevant criteria; and

(2) a characterization of surface and bedrock geology, including the effect of the geology on groundwater yield and quality.

(b) Study Areas- The study carried out under subsection (a) shall include the Estancia Basin, Salt Basin, Tularosa Basin, Hueco Basin, and middle Rio Grande Basin in the State.

(c) Report- Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the study.

(d) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.