[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3857 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3857
To amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2025
Mr. Hurd of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act.
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 ``Snow Water Supply Forecasting
Reauthorization Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. SNOW WATER SUPPLY FORECASTING PROGRAM.
Section 1111 of the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program
Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1477) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``culminating
in the report required under subsection (d)(3)'' and
inserting ``with an emphasis on deployment of
technologies that provide integration of snowpack
measuring and modeling''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``after
submitting the report required by subsection (d)(3),'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the heading, by adding ``with
integrated modeling'' after ``data'';
(ii) by striking ``emerging technologies
for snowpack measurement, such as'' and
inserting ``commercially available technologies
that provide complete integration of accurate,
timely, and spatially complete snowpack
measurements and models, including the
integration of''; and
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through
(C) and inserting the following:
``(A) airborne laser altimetry;
``(B) airborne imaging spectroscopy;
``(C) integrated physics-based snowpack and
hydrologic modeling; and
``(D) other technologies that the Secretary
determines are likely to provide more accurate or
timely snowpack measurement data commensurate with
operational water management needs.''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3);
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``After
submitting the report required under subsection (d)(3),
the'' and inserting ``The''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Focus.--The program shall focus on activities that
will maintain, establish, expand, or advance snowpack
measurement and integrated modeling, with an emphasis on--
``(A) enhancing activities to achieve improved snow
and water supply forecasting results that are more
responsive to changing weather and watershed
conditions;
``(B) real-time integration of activities described
in this section with water supply forecasts;
``(C) activities in river basins where activities
described in this section can produce snow and water
supply data to inform water management decisions,
including interstate water management decisions; and
``(D) building program partners' capacity to
implement and adapt to the new measurement and forecast
capabilities enabled under this program.'';
(4) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``of this Act'' and inserting ``of
the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act
of 2025'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``and sub-basins'';
(ii) by striking ``technologies'' and
inserting ``and integrated modeling
technologies''; and
(iii) by striking ``technology used'' and
inserting ``application, outcome, and data
resources used''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or sub-basin'';
and
(5) in subparagraph (g), by striking ``, in the aggregate,
for fiscal years 2022 through 2026'' and inserting ``for each
of fiscal years 2027 through 2031''.
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