Sec. 1221. DOI groundwater information system
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Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall— conduct a study on the potential impacts of Federal projects operated by the Bureau of Reclamation on groundwater resources; submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study required by subparagraph (A); determine, to the extent possible, the current groundwater levels and the groundwater levels of Federal projects operated by the Bureau of Reclamation over the previous 10 years; and share the data described in subparagraph
(C)with the United States Geological Survey. As soon as practicable after receipt by the United States Geological Survey of the data described in paragraph (1)(C), the United States Geological Survey shall implement a groundwater information system for the purpose of advancing the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of groundwater data for groundwater management, education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes. The Secretary of the Interior shall make the data described in paragraph (1)(C) available as an input to the Department of Energy’s National Energy-Water Nexus Data System established pursuant to section 1112. In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall collaborate with States that have or are developing groundwater management programs. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.