FYI: Potential good news for NAIP. -Katie Katie Lage, Librarian MLML/MBARI Research Library 8272 Moss Landing Road Moss Landing, CA 95039 *https://www.mlml.calstate.edu/library/ <https://www.mlml.calstate.edu/library/>* 831-771-4415 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0574-0588 On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:03 AM 'Tom Lee' via Save the NAIP < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Save the NAIP" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [log in to unmask] > To post to this group, send email to [log in to unmask] > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/save-the-naip/CAEUyxDQ9G8XtEs%3Dc4ZTeiVU5D4jhs1WDzf6mKPUkJ-OBWe8TBA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/save-the-naip/CAEUyxDQ9G8XtEs%3Dc4ZTeiVU5D4jhs1WDzf6mKPUkJ-OBWe8TBA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >