Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 121 — Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support
§ 9711. Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess and predict flood and flood impacts
Statutory text
In general
The Administrator, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers, shall conduct an analysis of gaps in the availability of snow-related data to assess and predict floods and flood impacts, including data on the following:
Snow water equivalent.
Snow depth.
Snowpack temperature.
Snow and mixed-phase precipitation.
Snow melt.
Rain-snow line.
Report
Not later than 180 days after , the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on—
the findings of the gap analysis required by subsection (a); and
opportunities for additional collaboration among Federal agencies to collect snow-related data to better assess and predict floods and flood impacts.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act
Pub. L. 117–316 § 16 · 136 Stat. 4406
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 9711
(Pub. L. 117–316, § 16, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4417.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–316, § 16, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4417.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 16. GAP ANALYSIS ON AVAILABILITY OF SNOW-RELATED DATA TO ASSESS AND PREDICT FLOOD AND FLOOD IMPACTS. (a) In General.— The Administrator, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers, shall conduct an analysis of gaps in the availability of snow-related data to assess and predict floods and flood impacts, including data on the following: (1) Snow water equivalent. (2) Snow depth. (3) Snowpack temperature. (4) Snow and mixed-phase precipitation. (5) Snow melt. (6) Rain-snow line. (b) Report.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on— (1) the findings of the gap analysis required by subsection (a); and (2) opportunities for additional collaboration among Federal agencies to collect snow-related data to better assess and predict floods and flood impacts.
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