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US HB3777
Bill
Status
6/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Celeste Maloy
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AI Summary
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Secretary of the Interior must establish a grant program within one year to fund remote search and rescue activities on federal lands managed by Interior or Agriculture departments
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Eligible grant recipients include states, political subdivisions, or their designees that are authorized to conduct search and rescue and have demonstrated capability
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Grants may fund equipment purchases, maintenance and repair of rescue equipment, and reimbursement for search and rescue operations conducted on federal lands
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Federal share capped at 75% of total project costs, with priority given to applicants serving areas with high visitor-to-resident ratios
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Remote search and rescue activities defined as operations using specialized equipment to locate and recover deceased individuals or rescue those who are lost, injured, stranded, or entrapped in remote areas
Legislative Description
Public Land Search and Rescue Act
Public lands and natural resources
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
6/5/2025