Sec. 804. 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 Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026 , 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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