Sec. 1505. Study on 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, communities, universities, consortiums, councils, and other relevant entities with expertise in water resources to facilitate and coordinate the sharing of water allocation, supply, and demand data, including— any catalogs of 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 the agreement under subsection (a), 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 subsection (a); 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 subsection
(a)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 data relating to water allocation, supply, and demand; and host and manage the internet-based platform described in paragraph (2). Out of funds made available to the Secretary for operations and maintenance activities of the Corps of Engineers that are not otherwise obligated, the Secretary may use to carry out this section $3,900,000.