1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Enactment of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323) Updated January 12, 2021 The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates landslides kill an average of 25-50 people each year in the United States and account
2、 for $1 billion-$2 billion annually in damages. The National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323), signed into law on January 5, 2021, authorized a national landslide hazards reduction program and a complementary 3D elevation program within the USGS. The USGS already operated, under its Organic
3、 Act of 1879 and other authorities, a Landslide Hazards Program (funding level of $8.0 million in FY2021) within its Natural Hazards Program and a 3D Elevation Program (funding level of $46.0 million in FY2021) within its National Geospatial Program. The new act broadens the USGSs current activities
4、 and requires coordination with other federal agencies. Authorizing a Landslide Hazards Reduction Program P.L. 116-323 directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), acting through the Director of the USGS, to establish a program to identify risks and hazards from landslides, reduce losses, prot
