TY - CHAP
T1 - Changing roles of state geological surveys in the USA: Experiences from Illinois
AU - Stumpf, Andrew J.
AU - Berg, Richard C.
AU - Curry, B. Brandon
N1 - Funding Information:
For the last decade, almost half of the total revenue to SGSs was from state government appropriations (Fig. 2). This is significantly less than compared with appropriations over the previous 50 years, when over 90% of SGSs’ financial support was included in state operating budgets. The AASG (2019) noted the SGSs were forced to diversify their revenue sources when the legislatures reduced funding. The SGSs responded by placing greater reliance on federal and non-governmental funding. This is particularly the case for the three largest SGSs, Texas, California and Illinois, where recurring state appropriations constitute only 7, 14 and 20% of total revenues, respectively. Particularly in Texas and Illinois, federal funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) has been a reliable source of long-term support in the past couple of decades.
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PY - 2020/1/31
Y1 - 2020/1/31
N2 - State Geological Surveys (SGSs) in the USA play vitally important roles, providing sound, unbiased scientific information to each state and the nation. Although implementation of each survey’s scientific programme has evolved differently, these organizations are often the principal drivers of economic development, and they consult on policies for protecting land and water, mitigating geologic hazards and promoting sustainable development. The SGSs are represented by the American Association of State Geologists. For more than 110 years, they have partnered with the federal government on important geoscience issues concerning topographic and geologic mapping, water, mineral and energy resources, and geologic hazards. These collaborations continue to develop and expand across multiple specialties, providing critical support to the SGSs. The future role of SGSs will depend on legislative decisions, contributions to research and development and scientific advancement, and ability to leverage support from existing and new collaborations with academia and with federal, state, county and municipal agencies. The Illinois State Geological Survey, one of the largest SGSs, has continually pursued relationships across geoscience sectors to develop a strong multidisciplinary scientific programme. Going forward, all SGSs will be challenged to develop an effective data stewardship programme to communicate with a diverse clientele.
AB - State Geological Surveys (SGSs) in the USA play vitally important roles, providing sound, unbiased scientific information to each state and the nation. Although implementation of each survey’s scientific programme has evolved differently, these organizations are often the principal drivers of economic development, and they consult on policies for protecting land and water, mitigating geologic hazards and promoting sustainable development. The SGSs are represented by the American Association of State Geologists. For more than 110 years, they have partnered with the federal government on important geoscience issues concerning topographic and geologic mapping, water, mineral and energy resources, and geologic hazards. These collaborations continue to develop and expand across multiple specialties, providing critical support to the SGSs. The future role of SGSs will depend on legislative decisions, contributions to research and development and scientific advancement, and ability to leverage support from existing and new collaborations with academia and with federal, state, county and municipal agencies. The Illinois State Geological Survey, one of the largest SGSs, has continually pursued relationships across geoscience sectors to develop a strong multidisciplinary scientific programme. Going forward, all SGSs will be challenged to develop an effective data stewardship programme to communicate with a diverse clientele.
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U2 - 10.1144/SP499-2019-128
DO - 10.1144/SP499-2019-128
M3 - Chapter
VL - 499
T3 - Geological Society Special Publication
SP - 183
EP - 201
BT - The Changing Roles of State Geological Surveys
PB - The Geological Society of London
ER -