Calendar No. 621
118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs, and for other purposes.
May 2, 2024
Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
November 21, 2024
Reported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources Data Improvement Act” or the “WATER Data Improvement Act”.
SEC. 2. Water data enhancement by United States Geological Survey.
(a) Federal priority streamgage program.—Section 9507(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting “Federal priority streamgage program”;
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “national streamflow information program, as reviewed by the National Research Council in 2004” and inserting “Federal priority streamgage program”;
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking “national streamflow information program” each place it appears and inserting “Federal priority streamgage program”;
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “the date of enactment of this Act” and inserting “March 30, 2023”;
(ii) in clause (i), by striking “national streamflow information program” and inserting “Federal priority streamgage program”; and
(iii) in clause (ii), by inserting “precipitation” before “water-quality sensors”; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “National Streamflow Information Program plan as reviewed by the National Research Council” and inserting “Federal needs established through regular solicitation of feedback, such as the feedback documented in the report entitled ‘Re-prioritization of the U.S. Geological Survey Federal Priority streamgage program, 2022’ (Open-file Report 2023–1032)”;
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking “national streamgaging network” each place it appears and inserting “Federal priority streamgage network”; and
(i) by striking “national streamflow information program” and inserting “Federal priority streamgage program”; and
(ii) by striking “2023” and inserting “2028”; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “2019” and inserting “2028”.
(b) National groundwater resources monitoring.—Section 9507(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367(b)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “, Indian Tribes, ” before “and State”; and
(i) by inserting “or on Tribal land” after “within a State”; and
(ii) by inserting “or Indian Tribe” after “water resource agency”;
(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting “or an Indian Tribe” after “or local governmental entity”; and
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking “are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2023” and inserting “is authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 ”.
(c) Repeal of brackish groundwater assessment.—Section 9507 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(d) Improved water estimation, measurement, and monitoring technologies.—Section 9507 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367) is amended, in subsection (c)(4) (as redesignated by subsection (c)(2)), by striking “2019” and inserting “2028”.
This Act may be cited as the “Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources Data Improvement Act” or the “WATER Data Improvement Act”.
SEC. 2. Water data enhancement by United States Geological Survey.
(a) Federal priority streamgage program.—Section 9507(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367(a)) is amended—
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “national streamflow information program, as reviewed by the National Research Council in 2004” and inserting “Federal priority streamgage program”;
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking “national streamflow information program” each place it appears and inserting “Federal priority streamgage program”;
(4) in paragraph (4)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking “National Streamflow Information Program plan as reviewed by the National Research Council” and inserting “Federal needs established through regular solicitation of feedback, such as the feedback documented in the report entitled ‘Re-prioritization of the U.S. Geological Survey Federal Priority streamgage program, 2022’ (Open-file Report 2023–1032)”;
(b) National groundwater resources monitoring.—Section 9507(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(c) Repeal of brackish groundwater assessment.—Section 9507 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367) is amended—
(d) Improved water estimation, measurement, and monitoring technologies.—Section 9507 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367) is amended, in subsection (c)(4) (as redesignated by subsection (c)(2)), by striking “2019” and inserting “2029”.
Calendar No. 621 | |||||
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A BILL | |||||
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs, and for other purposes. | |||||
November 21, 2024 | |||||
Reported with an amendment |