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[H.R. 5770 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 468
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5770
[Report No. 118-566]
To reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data
enhancement programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 27, 2023
Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
June 27, 2024
Additional sponsor: Ms. Titus
June 27, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
September 27, 2023]
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A BILL
To reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data
enhancement programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Monitoring and Tracking
Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. WATER DATA ENHANCEMENT BY UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Section 9507 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42
U.S.C. 10367) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Federal
Priority Streamgage Program'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``national
streamflow information program, as reviewed by the
National Research Council in 2004'' and inserting
``Federal priority streamgage program'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``national
streamflow information program'' each place it appears
and inserting ``Federal priority streamgage program'';
(D) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``2009'' and
inserting ``2023''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting
``precipitation'' before ``water-
quality sensors''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``National Streamflow Information Program as
reviewed by the National Research Council.''
and inserting ``Federal needs established
through regular solicitation of feedback, such
as that documented in the report titled `Re-
prioritization of the U.S. Geological Survey
Federal Priority streamgage program, 2022'
(Open-file Report 2023-1032).'';
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``national
streamgaging network'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Federal priority streamgage network''; and
(F) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``national
streamflow information program'' and
inserting ``Federal priority streamgage
program''; and
(II) by striking ``2023'' and
inserting ``2028''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``2019'' and inserting ``2028'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and
Tribes'' after ``agencies'' and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by inserting ``or Tribal
lands'' after ``within a State''; and
(II) by inserting ``or Tribe''
after ``water resource agency'';
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, a Tribe''
after ``a State''; and
(C) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by striking ``such sums as are
necessary'' and inserting ``$4,000,000 per
fiscal year''; and
(ii) by striking ``2009 through 2023'' and
inserting ``2023 through 2028'';
(3) by striking subsection (c);
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
(5) in subsection (c)(4) (as so redesignated by this
subsection), by striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2028''.
Union Calendar No. 468
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5770
[Report No. 118-566]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data
enhancement programs.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 27, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed