Nick Begich
29:34 - 30:16
“This bill locks in the funding to finish that system with at least $30 million a year dedicated to it through fiscal year 2030. The bill also pushes ShakeAlert expansion forward and requires coordination with the FCC so earthquake alerts reach people quickly.”
- Speaker
- Nick Begich
- Timestamp
- 29:34 – 30:16
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 21, 2026
From the transcript
USGS's Advanced National Seismic System let us detect and respond to the 2021 magnitude 8.2 earthquake near Perryville, the largest earthquake ever recorded with an Advanced National Seismic System regional network. This bill locks in the funding to finish that system with at least $30 million a year dedicated to it through fiscal year 2030. The bill also pushes ShakeAlert expansion forward and requires coordination with the FCC so earthquake alerts reach people quickly. Rural Alaska, those seconds of warning and that clarity can mean the difference between people reaching safety and not. Current law speaks to federal, state, and local coordination.
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