Sec. 602. National water data framework
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For the purpose of improving water resources management and access across the United States, including addressing drought, floods, and other water management challenges, the heads of the Departments shall jointly develop and implement a national water data framework for observing, integrating, sharing, and using water data. In developing and implementing the National Water Data Framework, the Departments shall— identify and prioritize key water data needed to support water resources management and planning, including— water data sets, types, observations, and associated metadata; and water data infrastructure, technologies, and tools; develop and adopt common national water data standards for collecting, sharing, and integrating water data, infrastructure, technologies, and tools in consultation with States, Indian Tribes, local governments, and relevant bodies; ensure that Federal water data are made findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable in accordance with the standards developed and adopted pursuant to this title; integrate water data and tools through common approaches to data and observing infrastructure, platforms, models, and tool development; establish a common, national geospatial index for publishing and linking water data from Federal, State, Tribal, and other non-Federal sources for online discovery; harmonize and align policies, programs, protocols, budgets, and funding programs relating to water data to achieve the purposes of this title, as appropriate; participate in and coordinate water data activities with the Council; and support the adoption of new technologies and the development of tools for water data collection, observing, sharing, and standardization by Federal, State, Tribal, local, and other entities.