National Landslide Preparedness Act Active
On January 5, 2021 the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323) was signed into law; it authorized a national landslide hazards reduction program and a 3D elevation program within the USGS. This broadened the already existing Landslide Hazards Program under the Natural Hazards Mission Area, and the 3D Elevation Program under the National Geospatial Program and required additional coordination with other federal agencies. See also H.R.8810 - National Landslide Preparedness Act.
Authorizes the National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program
- Identify and understand landslide hazards and risks
- Reduce landslide losses
- Protect communities at risk
- Help improve communication, emergency preparedness by coordinating with communities and entities responsible for infrastructure at risk
Establishes an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Landslide Hazards comprised of USGS and other Federal Agencies
- USGS, USFS, USACE, NOAA/NWS, DHS/FEMA, DOT, NSF, OSTP, OMB, others
- Identify, map, assess, and research landslide hazards
- Respond to landslide events
- Coordinate with state, local, tribal, territories to:
- Establish working groups to articulate priorities
- Develop and implement guidelines for professionals
Deliver a National Strategy for landslide loss reduction
- Goals and priorities
- Prioritize data collection, research, communication, and risk management across the interagency
- Interagency plan that accounts for preparedness, response, and recovery and describes implementation
Develop a publicly accessible national landslide database of landslide hazard and risk
- Landslide hazards and risk
- Impact of landslides on health and safety, infrastructure, and environment
- Mitigation and loss reduction
Landslide hazard preparedness in coordination with USACE, NOAA, FEMA, and DOT
- Guidance on the use of hazard assessments, the database, loss reduction, available resources, training and curricula
Expand debris-flow warning with NOAA/NWS
- Recently burned areas
- Monitor storm water and impact on debris flows (unclear federal role?)
Respond to landslide emergencies in coordination with NOAA, FEMA and the interagency
- Establish and support emergency response procedures for the rapid deployment of Federal scientists and equipment
- Support ephemeral data collection on landslide causes, impacts, and loss
Federal Advisory Committee
- States, territories, tribes, academics, emergency management
Grant authority to states, tribes, and academics
- Overview
On January 5, 2021 the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323) was signed into law; it authorized a national landslide hazards reduction program and a 3D elevation program within the USGS. This broadened the already existing Landslide Hazards Program under the Natural Hazards Mission Area, and the 3D Elevation Program under the National Geospatial Program and required additional coordination with other federal agencies. See also H.R.8810 - National Landslide Preparedness Act.
Authorizes the National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program
- Identify and understand landslide hazards and risks
- Reduce landslide losses
- Protect communities at risk
- Help improve communication, emergency preparedness by coordinating with communities and entities responsible for infrastructure at risk
Establishes an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Landslide Hazards comprised of USGS and other Federal Agencies
- USGS, USFS, USACE, NOAA/NWS, DHS/FEMA, DOT, NSF, OSTP, OMB, others
- Identify, map, assess, and research landslide hazards
- Respond to landslide events
- Coordinate with state, local, tribal, territories to:
- Establish working groups to articulate priorities
- Develop and implement guidelines for professionals
Deliver a National Strategy for landslide loss reduction
- Goals and priorities
- Prioritize data collection, research, communication, and risk management across the interagency
- Interagency plan that accounts for preparedness, response, and recovery and describes implementation
Develop a publicly accessible national landslide database of landslide hazard and risk
- Landslide hazards and risk
- Impact of landslides on health and safety, infrastructure, and environment
- Mitigation and loss reduction
Landslide hazard preparedness in coordination with USACE, NOAA, FEMA, and DOT
- Guidance on the use of hazard assessments, the database, loss reduction, available resources, training and curricula
Expand debris-flow warning with NOAA/NWS
- Recently burned areas
- Monitor storm water and impact on debris flows (unclear federal role?)
Respond to landslide emergencies in coordination with NOAA, FEMA and the interagency
- Establish and support emergency response procedures for the rapid deployment of Federal scientists and equipment
- Support ephemeral data collection on landslide causes, impacts, and loss
Federal Advisory Committee
- States, territories, tribes, academics, emergency management
Grant authority to states, tribes, and academics