1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Land Search and Rescue Act . 2. Grant program for remote search and rescue activities (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a program (in this Act referred to as the Program ) to allocate resources to remote search and rescue activities conducted on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Grant authority In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may award a grant on a competitive basis in accordance with this section. (c) Eligible recipients The Secretary may award a grant under the Program to a State, political subdivision thereof, or their designee, that conducts search and rescue operations, determined by the Secretary to have the authority and capability to carry out a project described in subsection (d). (d) Eligible projects Grant funds awarded under the Program may be used— (1) by an eligible recipient to purchase equipment and gear necessary for remote search and rescue activities; (2) to reimburse an eligible recipient for the cost of maintenance and repair of remote search and rescue equipment owned or leased by an eligible recipient