H.R. 3777
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to allocate resources for remote search and rescue activities conducted on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · June 5, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Maloy
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Public Land Search and Rescue Act.
SEC. 2. Grant program for remote search and rescue activities
- (a) In general
- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to allocate resources for remote search and rescue activities conducted on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture.
- (b) Application
- To be eligible for a grant under the Program, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
- (c) Priority
- The Secretary shall prioritize applications from eligible recipients that serve an area with a high ratio of visitors to residents.
- (d) Federal share
- The Federal share of the cost of an eligible purpose funded under the Program shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the eligible purpose, as determined by the Secretary.
- (e) Definitions
- In this section:
- The term
eligible purposemeans— - The term
eligible recipientmeans a State, political subdivision thereof, or their designee, that is— - The term
Programmeans the program established under subsection (a). - The term
remote search and rescue activitymeans an activity that uses, trains, or supports responders with specialized equipment to— - The term
Secretarymeans the Secretary of the Interior.
- The term
- In this section: