2024 U.S. Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 121 - Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support
Sec. 9711 - Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess and predict flood and flood impacts

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 9711 (2024)
Section Name §9711. Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess and predict flood and flood impacts
Section Text (a) In general

The Administrator, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and the Army Corps of Engineers, shall conduct an analysis of gaps in the availability of snow-related data to assess and predict floods and flood impacts, including data on the following:

(1) Snow water equivalent.

(2) Snow depth.

(3) Snowpack temperature.

(4) Snow and mixed-phase precipitation.

(5) Snow melt.

(6) Rain-snow line.

(b) Report

Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2022, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on—

(1) the findings of the gap analysis required by subsection (a); and

(2) opportunities for additional collaboration among Federal agencies to collect snow-related data to better assess and predict floods and flood impacts.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 117–316, §16, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4417.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2024 Edition, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 121 - FLOOD LEVEL OBSERVATION, OPERATIONS, AND DECISION SUPPORT
Sec. 9711 - Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess and predict flood and flood impacts
Contains section 9711
Date 2024
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2025
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 136 Stat. 4417
Public Law References Public Law 117-316
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