Sec. 158. Data for water allocation, supply, and demand
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The Secretary shall offer to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the ability of Federal agencies to coordinate with other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, Indian Tribes, communities, universities, consortiums, councils, and other relevant entities with expertise in water resources to facilitate and coordinate the sharing among such entities of water allocation, supply, and demand data, including— any catalogs of such data; definitions of any commonly used terms relating to water allocation, supply, and demand; and a description of any common standards used by those entities.
If the National Academy of Sciences enters into an agreement under paragraph (1), to the maximum extent practicable, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress a report that includes— the results of the study under paragraph (1); recommendations for ways to streamline and make cost-effective methods for Federal agencies to coordinate interstate sharing of data, including recommendations for the development of a publicly accessible, internet-based platform that can allow entities described in paragraph
(1)to communicate and coordinate ongoing data collection efforts relating to water allocation, supply, and demand, and share best practices relating to those efforts; and a recommendation as to an appropriate Federal entity that should— serve as the lead coordinator for the sharing of data relating to water allocation, supply, and demand; and host and manage the internet-based platform described in subparagraph (B). The Secretary shall prioritize making publicly available water resources data in the custody of the Corps of Engineers, as authorized by section 2017 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( 33 U.S.C. 2342 ). From amounts otherwise appropriated or made available to the Secretary, the Secretary may make available to the National Academy of Sciences not more than $3,900,000, to be used for the review of information provided by the Corps of Engineers for purposes of a study under subsection (a). The Secretary may accept funds from another Federal agency and make such funds available to the National Academy of Sciences, to be used for the review of information provided by such agency for purposes of a study under subsection (a).
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Data for water allocation, supply, and demand
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