Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§9703 Observations and Modeling for Total Water Prediction
Title 15 › CHAPTER 121 — FLOOD LEVEL OBSERVATION, OPERATIONS, AND DECISION SUPPORT › § 9703
Summary
Require the Administrator to partner with colleges and universities to test observations that could make total-water predictions better, giving priority to data from uncrewed aerial systems and keeping any observations that prove helpful. The Administrator must also improve coastal ocean models’ range, detail, accuracy, speed, and how they link with hydrological models.
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Title 15, §9703
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(a)Partnerships
(1)In general
The Administrator shall establish partnerships with 1 or more institutions of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20) to evaluate observations that would improve total water prediction.
(2)Priority observations
In establishing partnerships under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize partnerships to evaluate observations from uncrewed aerial systems.
(b)Maintained observations
If the Administrator determines that incorporating additional observations improves total water prediction, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, continue incorporating those observations.
(c)Modeling improvements
The Administrator shall advance geographic coverage, resolution, skill, and efficiency of coastal oceanographic modeling, including efforts that improve the coupling of and interoperability between hydrological models and coastal ocean models.
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15 U.S.C. § 9703
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110