Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 121 — Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support
§ 9706. Freshwater monitoring along the coast
Statutory text
Data availability assessment
The Administrator shall assess the availability of short- and long-term data on large-scale freshwater flooding into oceans, bays, and estuaries, including data on—
flow rate, including discharge;
conductivity;
oxygen concentration;
nutrient load;
water temperature; and
sediment load.
Data needs assessment
The Administrator shall assess the need for additional data to assess and predict the effect of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsection (a).
Inventory of data needs
Based on the assessments required by subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall create an inventory of data needs with respect to the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections (a) and (b).
Planning
In planning for the collection of additional data necessary for ecosystem-based modeling of the effect of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall use the inventory created under subsection (c).
Legislative history
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Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act
Pub. L. 117–316 § 7 · 136 Stat. 4406
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 9706
(Pub. L. 117–316, § 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4412.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–316, § 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4412.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 7. FRESHWATER MONITORING ALONG THE COAST. (a) Data Availability Assessment.— The Administrator shall assess the availability of short- and long-term data on large-scale freshwater flooding into oceans, bays, and estuaries, including data on— (1) flow rate, including discharge; (2) conductivity; (3) oxygen concentration; (4) nutrient load; (5) water temperature; and (6) sediment load. (b) Data Needs Assessment.— The Administrator shall assess the need for additional data to assess and predict the effect of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsection (a). (c) Inventory of Data Needs.— Based on the assessments required by subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall create an inventory of data needs with respect to the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections (a) and (b). (d) Planning.— In planning for the collection of additional data necessary for ecosystem-based modeling of the effect of the flooding and freshwater discharge described in subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall use the inventory created under subsection (c).
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