Sec. 5. Water data enhancement and national groundwater resources monitoring by United States Geological Survey
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Section 9507 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2)(C)— in clause (i), by striking and at the end; in clause (ii), by inserting and after the semicolon at the end; and by adding at the end the following: the conduct of groundwater quality assessments relating to permafrost thaw and changes in precipitation rates; ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 10 years and inserting 11 years ; and in clause (i), by striking national streamflow information program and inserting Federal priority streamgage program ; in subparagraph (B), by striking Federal Priority streamgage program and inserting Federal Priority Streamgage Network ; and by adding at the end the following:
In selecting sites for the installation of streamgages under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to regions of the United States Geological Survey in which there is— a high level of drought; a reliance on reservoirs for water storage; a reliance on hydrologic storage, including groundwater, aquifers, and snowpack; and flooding and extreme rainfall. The priority provided under subparagraph
(C)shall have no impact on any site or region in which a streamgage has been installed, and is operating, as of the date of enactment of the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 , subject to the condition that the data from such a site or region are continuing to meet the priority needs of stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary. ; and in paragraph (6)— in subparagraph (B), by striking $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2028 and inserting $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2033 ; and by adding at the end the following: Amounts made available to carry out this subsection shall be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the United States Geological Survey. ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking and State and local water resource agencies and Tribes and inserting , State and local water resource agencies, Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking State water resource agency or Tribe and inserting State water resource agency, Indian tribe, Tribal organization, or Native Hawaiian organization ; in paragraph (6)— by striking give priority to those activities and inserting the following: give priority to— activities ; in subparagraph
(A)(as so designated)— by striking State, a Tribe and inserting State, Indian tribe, Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian organization, ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: activities conducted in regions of the United States Geological Survey in which there is— a high level of drought; a reliance on reservoirs for water storage; a reliance on hydrologic storage, including groundwater, aquifers, and snowpack; and flooding and extreme rainfall. ; and in paragraph (7)— by striking There are authorized to be appropriated and inserting the following: There is authorized to be appropriated ; and by adding at the end the following: Amounts made available to carry out this subsection shall be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the United States Geological Survey. .
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