Public Law 118-174 | Public Law 118–174: To reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs.

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PUBLIC LAW 118–174—DEC. 23, 2024

138 STAT. 2602

Public Law

118–174

118th Congress

An Act

To reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey

Dec. 23, 2024

[H.R. 5770]

water data enhancement programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement Act.

42 USC 10361 note.

SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement Act

”.

SEC. 2.

WATER DATA ENHANCEMENT BY UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

Section 9507 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10367)

is amended

—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

striking

the heading and

inserting

“Federal Priority Streamgage Program”;

(B)

in paragraph (1), by

striking

“national streamflow information program, as reviewed by the National Research Council in 2004” and

inserting

“Federal priority streamgage program”;

(C)

in paragraph (2), by

striking

“national streamflow information program” each place it appears and

inserting

“Federal priority streamgage program”;

(D)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A)—

(I)

striking

“2009” and

inserting

“2023”; and

(II)

in clause (ii), by

inserting

“precipitation” before “water-quality sensors”; and

(ii)

in subparagraph (B), by

striking

“National Streamflow Information Program as reviewed by the National Research Council.” and

inserting

“Federal needs established through regular solicitation of feedback, such as that documented in the report titled ‘Re-prioritization of the U.S. Geological Survey Federal Priority streamgage program, 2022’ (Open-file Report 2023-1032).”;

(E)

in paragraph (5), by

striking

“national streamgaging network” each place it appears and

inserting

“Federal priority streamgage network”; and

(F)

in paragraph (6)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A)—138 STAT. 2603

(I)

striking

“national streamflow information program” and

inserting

“Federal priority streamgage program”; and

(II)

striking

“2023” and

inserting

“2028”; and

(ii)

in subparagraph (B), by

striking

“2019” and

inserting

“2028”;

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in subparagraph (B), by

inserting

“and Tribes” after “agencies” and

(ii)

in subparagraph (C)—

(I)

inserting

“or Tribal lands” after “within a State”; and

(II)

inserting

“or Tribe” after “water resource agency”;

(B)

in paragraph (6), by

inserting

“, a Tribe” after “a State”; and

(C)

in paragraph (7)—

(i)

striking

“such sums as are necessary” and

inserting

“$4,000,000 per fiscal year”; and

(ii)

striking

“2009 through 2023” and

inserting

“2023 through 2028”;

(3)

striking

subsection (c);

(4)

redesignating

subsection (d) as subsection (c); and

(5)

in subsection (c)(4) (as so redesignated by this subsection), by

striking

“2019” and

inserting

“2028”.

Approved December 23, 2024.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5770:

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 118–566 (Comm. on Natural Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):

July 8, considered and passed House.

Dec. 18, considered and passed Senate.

○

Public Law 118–174: To reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs.

SHORT TITLE.

WATER DATA ENHANCEMENT BY UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5770:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):

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