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50 <br />UNITED :STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY <br />The United States Geological Survey was established by an act <br />of Congress on March 3, 1879`10 provide : a permanent Federal <br />agency to conduct up-to�date systematic and scientific "classifica <br />tion rof the public lands, and examination. of the . geological striic -. <br />tune; mineral resourcesr and,,produetwof. the. National domain" AI<he. <br />USVrS . is the Federal government's largest - earth= seie�ce. research <br />agency and the: primary source of data on the Natiofiq lsu°rface• aiid <br />ground water resources: Its, activities: include.conducting detailed <br />assessments. ;of the• energy. and mineral, potentiad of the , Nation's <br />land•'.nnd State offshore areas; investigating.. and . issuing warnings <br />of earthquakes,, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and other ;geolop'c <br />and hydrologic hazards; research on the geologic structure of the <br />Nation; studies of the geologic features, structure, processes, and <br />history ,of other• planets.; of our : solar system; topographic surveys of <br />the. Nation and preparation :of topographic and thematic maps and <br />related cartographic products; development and 'production of dig- <br />ital cartographic data bases and . products .collection on a routine <br />basis of data on -.the .quantity; quality,- and use of surface and <br />ground water; research in hydraulics -and hydrology; the coordina- <br />tion of all Federal water data acquisition; the scientific under- <br />standing and technologies needed .to support -the sound manage- <br />ment and conservation of our Nation's biological resources; and. the <br />application of remotely sensed data to the development of new car- <br />tographic, geologic, and hydrologic research techniques; for natural <br />resources planning and management, surveys, investigations, and <br />research. <br />The amounts recommended by the Committee compared with the <br />budgetestimates by activity. are shown in the following table: <br />51 <br />,) <br />'A V) <br />, G <br />QQO SSA <br />Dz <br />++ + N +'a+ + ++ e+n <br />o <br />m f <br />+ <br />m + <br />U <br />1 P, N <br />�c <br />+v ctQ <br />o$ o M <br />LU <br />+ +, <br />W <br />� <br />0 I <br />+ <br />f <br />" '9114 f M <br />N <br />CO 40 <br />M. <br />N N l'9.i0 <br />0) N CID .. <br />41 V I <br />N <br />t0 N Mo <br />C <br />O 1 <br />f <br />1 ' <br />N <br />. t0 <br />; Q� ' <br />O,M co C <br />' O <br />NN mo min A <br />} <br />tD Q1'P. W f0 p <br />m <br />OD tOh r N <br />^�en�tO.M <br />, <br />N <br />N <br />rr <br />0 <br />1 <br />0 <br />N O <br />V fp o <br />' W <br />OfNC�D f O <br />O. ' !� <br />y <br />+.N Qf <br />_ - - <br />CV c <br />eo co^ o <br />Off Q1NNP.-- <br />oaoN^mIn <br />lL W <br />' O . <br />t0 CD <br />aD m + P. <br />G1 ^ A l7 <br />- <br />� N <br />+ <br />1 N <br />tp ,••• N , <br />+ <br />x <br />c <br />IV <br />y <br />Y <br />@ <br />0 W <br />o <br />Uj <br />y <br />L. <br />h <br />C 01 <br />. + J <br />CW ,.. <br />� 07- "d <br />� ��. <br />W +r. WC a -• C : <br />(WNW <br />J <br />�' <br />G•C <br />L <br />Ol "m <br />O' <br />CV:�y C' <br />W G W W <br />WN'fl E <br />W <br />�� <br />' <br />y <br />W <br />4>1 - b <br />'A d, .T <br />'� L <br />is : <br />a+ <br />to <br />C <br />~ W fiD L <br />L <br />C 7 W t U . <br />F, <br />Ch <br />q N W O <br />b e t <br />o <br />u o w N. yy° <br />a N m O O <br />> 0 o o Wo & > <br />S W <br />L G C C� <br />Cc 0 0 <br />G +_+ L L U m dp V <br />go <br />L <br />W <br />m W W - m <br />L <br />W R m ap .:u <br />W ++ a+ <br />E r 3' N U W U aW+ L <br />.A <br />3 7 6— ; O C <br />m <br />°a+a�i <br />L O <br />G <br />s000 v <br />p <br />SIT Cc 00 as <br />m O). O O O p.O ai <br />' <br />m L <br />g'Q,'O <br />'r O tq <br />0.' O D►+ �X s+ V <br />9U i� <br />_ <br />O O co <br />� W7 <br />ZW <br />L�L <br />rD :F -S2S <br />m <br />ty r,0 <br />_ <br />3 <br />