Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 121 — Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support
§ 9703. Observations and modeling for total water prediction
Statutory text
Partnerships
In general
The Administrator shall establish partnerships with 1 or more institutions of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20) to evaluate observations that would improve total water prediction.
Priority observations
In establishing partnerships under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize partnerships to evaluate observations from uncrewed aerial systems.
Maintained observations
If the Administrator determines that incorporating additional observations improves total water prediction, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, continue incorporating those observations.
Modeling improvements
The Administrator shall advance geographic coverage, resolution, skill, and efficiency of coastal oceanographic modeling, including efforts that improve the coupling of and interoperability between hydrological models and coastal ocean models.
Legislative history
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Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act
Pub. L. 117–316 § 4 · 136 Stat. 4406
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 9703
(Pub. L. 117–316, § 4, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4408.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–316, § 4, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4408.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 4. OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING FOR TOTAL WATER PREDICTION. (a) Partnerships.— (1) In general.— The Administrator shall establish partnerships with 1 or more institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to evaluate observations that would improve total water prediction. (2) Priority observations.— In establishing partnerships under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize partnerships to evaluate observations from uncrewed aerial systems. (b) Maintained Observations.— If the Administrator determines that incorporating additional observations improves total water prediction, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, continue incorporating those observations. (c) Modeling Improvements.— The Administrator shall advance geographic coverage, resolution, skill, and efficiency of coastal oceanographic modeling, including efforts that improve the coupling of and interoperability between hydrological models and coastal ocean models.
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