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HOUSE 5770118th CongressBecame Public Law No: 118-174.

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

Last Action
12/23/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-23Became Public Law No: 118-174.
  • 2024-12-23Became Public Law No: 118-174.
  • 2024-12-23Signed by President.
  • 2024-12-23Signed by President.
  • 2024-12-23Presented to President.
  • 2024-12-23Presented to President.
  • 2024-12-18Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2024-12-18Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7133)
  • 2024-12-18Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-12-18Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-12-18Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-09-11Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-405.
  • 2024-07-09Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2024-07-08Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-07-08On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4466)

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CRS Summary

As of 2024-12-23 (49)

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

This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the following initiatives of the United States Geological Survey (USGS): (1) Federal Priority Streamgage program (previously known as the National Streamflow Information Program); (2) groundwater monitoring program, including the National Groundwater Monitoring Network; and (3) grants for water estimation, measurement, and monitoring technologies and methodologies.

The act also modifies the Federal Priority Streamgage program, which measures and tracks the amount of water in nationally significant watersheds and provides information about those watersheds and their conditions, such as floods and droughts. Currently, the USGS must ensure that all streamgages are equipped with water-quality sensors. The act requires that those sensors are precipitation water-quality sensors. The act also requires each streamgage site to conform with the federal needs established through regular solicitation and feedback, such as that documented in the report titled Re-prioritization of the U.S. Geological Survey Federal Priority streamgage program, 2022.

Cosponsors (2)

  • Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
  • Dina Titus (D-NV)

Subjects

  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Hydrology and hydrography
  • Water resources funding
  • Watersheds

Became law: Pub. L. 118-174

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