Reauthorizes the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative through fiscal years 2027 to 2031.
The Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026 amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to extend the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, which uses modern sensing technologies to map critical minerals, geothermal, natural hydrogen, and other subsurface resources. The bill also integrates the 3D Hydrography Program of the United States Geological Survey into the initiative. Funding is authorized at $84,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
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