Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§9711 Gap analysis on availability of snow-related data to assess and predict flood and flood impacts
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - FLOOD LEVEL OBSERVATION, OPERATIONS, AND DECISION SUPPORT › § 9711
Summary
Administrator must, with USDA, the Department of the Interior, and the Army Corps, analyze gaps in snow data used to assess and predict floods, such as snow water equivalent and the rain–snow line. Within 180 days after December 27, 2022, the Administrator must send a report of the findings and options for federal collaboration to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Title 15, §9711
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(a)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)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.
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15 U.S.C. § 9711
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73