Sec. 4. Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) data program
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The Secretary shall establish an Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program under which the Secretary shall provide for the delivery of satellite-based evapotranspiration data— to advance the quantification of evaporation and consumptive water use; and to provide data users with field-scale estimates of evapotranspiration data across large landscapes over certain periods of time. The purpose of the program is to support the operational distribution of satellite-based evapotranspiration data generated under the program to sustain and enhance water resources in the United States.
In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall— evaluate, use, and modify sources of satellite-based evapotranspiration data based on best available science and technologies; and coordinate and consult with— the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, including— the Commissioner of Reclamation; the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service; and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and program partners.
In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall carry out activities that would develop, maintain, establish, expand, or advance delivery of satellite-based evapotranspiration data to advance the quantification of evaporation and consumptive water use, with an emphasis on carrying out activities that would— support the development and maintenance of evapotranspiration data and software systems and associated research and development in a manner that ensures that program data are reflective of the best available science, including by providing support to program partners, or coordinating activities with other programs within the Department of the Interior, that have developed and are maintaining evapotranspiration software systems and datasets; demonstrate or test new and existing evapotranspiration measurement technology; improve evapotranspiration measurement science and technology; and develop or refine the application of satellite-based evapotranspiration data available to Federal agencies, States, and Indian Tribes, including the integration of program data into— the Water Availability and Use Science Program, the National Water Census, and Integrated Water Availability Assessments by the United States Geological Survey; and activities under the WaterSMART program authorized by subtitle F of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10361 et seq. ).
The Secretary— shall incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, program information and data for purposes of determining consumptive water use on irrigated or other vegetated landscapes for use in water allocation decisions, water budget accounting, and water use reporting; shall coordinate data analyses, use, and collection efforts with other Federal agencies, States, and Tribal governments through existing coordinating organizations, such as— the Western States Water Council; and the Western States Federal Agency Support Team; and may provide information collected and analyzed under the program to program partners through appropriate mechanisms, including through interagency agreements with Federal agencies, States (including State agencies), or Indian Tribes, leases, contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, loans, and memoranda of understanding.
The Secretary shall— enter into cooperative agreements with program partners to provide for the efficient and cost-effective administration of the program, including through cost-sharing or by providing additional in-kind resources necessary to carry out the program; and provide nonreimbursable matching funding for programmatic and operational activities under this section, in consultation with program partners. Nothing in this Act modifies any obligation of the Secretary to comply with applicable Federal and State environmental laws in carrying out this Act.
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