Water Research Optimization Act of 2024
The Water Research Optimization Act of 2024 (S 4500) reorganizes the National Water Center within NOAA to streamline federal water research and operations. It directs the Center to lead the transition of federal water research into operational use, coordinate water research across agencies like the Army Corps of Engineers, USDA, USGS, and FEMA, and integrate modeling into NOAA’s unified forecast system. This bill directly affects NOAA’s National Water Center and its coordination with other federal water research entities, modifying existing law to enhance cross-agency collaboration on water modeling and forecasting.
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Jun 2024
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Introduced Jun 11, 2024
Last action Jun 11, 2024
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Jun 11, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Jun 11, 2024
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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