FYI: Potential good news for NAIP.

-Katie

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On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:03 AM 'Tom Lee' via Save the NAIP <
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> I have to admit I didn't see this coming: the House farm bill had included
> language about NAIP at one point, but not its final form; and the Senate
> never included it. But the language coming out of conference committee
> does <https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20181210/CRPT-115hrpt1072.pdf>!
> Also note the language ensuring that this imagery be available to the kinds
> of parties that depend on NAIP.
>
> Although it's not yet law, the sense in DC is that with a new Congress and
> possible shutdown looming, everyone wants to get the farm bill done
> quickly. You can track the bill's progress here
> <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2>.
>
> I'm told that credit for this goes to the advocacy efforts of the folks at
> MAPPS--if you find a chance to thank them for their great work, please do!
>
>
> *SEC. 12612. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE IMAGERY PROGRAM.*
> (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
> Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall carry out a national
> agriculture imagery program to annually acquire aerial imagery during
> agricultural growing seasons from the continental United States.
> (b) DATA.—The aerial imagery acquired under this section shall—
>
> (1) consist of high resolution processed digital imagery;
>
> (2) be made available in a format that can be provided to Federal, State,
> and private sector entities;
>
> (3) be technologically compatible with geospatial information technology;
> and
>
> (4) be consistent with the standards established by the Federal Geographic
> Data Committee.
>
> (c) SUPPLEMENTAL SATELLITE IMAGERY.—The Secretary of Agriculture may
> supplement the aerial imagery collected under this section with satellite
> imagery.
> (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be
> appropriated to carry out this section $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and
> each fiscal year thereafter.
>
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