Sec. 301. Open water data system
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In this section: The term educational institution means— a public or private elementary or secondary school; an institution of vocational, professional, or higher education (including a junior college or teachers' college); and an association of schools or institutions described in subparagraphs
(A)and (B). The term Indian tribe has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey. The term State means— a State; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and any other territory or possession of the United States. The term system means the open water data system established under subsection (b). The Secretary shall establish and maintain an open water data system within the United States Geological Survey to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of water data and information for water management, education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes. The purposes of the system are— to advance the quantification of the availability, use of, and risks to, water resources throughout the United States; to increase accessibility to, and expand the use of, water data and information in a standard, easy-to-use format by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, communities, educational institutions, and the private sector; and to facilitate the open exchange of water information particularly in the face of climate change and unprecedented drought. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— integrate water data and information into a interoperable, national, geospatially referenced water data framework; identify new water data and information needs, including data on surface and groundwater quality and quantity, sediment, erosion, transport, water chemistry, precipitation, reservoir storage, water cycle, landscape variables, hydrography, climate and weather impacts, soil moisture, and human use; leverage existing shared databases, infrastructure, and tools to provide a platform for water data and information innovation, modeling and data sharing, and solution development; support water data and information sharing, applied research, and educational programs of State, local, and tribal governments, communities, educational institutions, and the private sector; and promote cooperation and sharing of expertise regarding water data and information among State, local, and tribal governments, communities, educational institutions, and the private sector. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary.
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