Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025
What changed between versions
Removed the word 'emerging' before technologies and replaced 'such as' with 'including the integration of,' broadening the program from only emerging technologies to any commercially available or other technologies that provide complete integration of snowpack measurements and models.
Changed 'airborne imaging spectroscopy' to simply 'imaging spectroscopy,' removing the requirement that the technology be airborne and potentially including ground-based or satellite-based approaches.
Added explicit reference to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as examples of other federal agencies included in the program, clarifying interagency participation.
Changed funding from '$15,000,000, in the aggregate, for fiscal years 2022 through 2026' to '$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.' The total remains $15 million over five years but is now structured as an annual appropriation and the period shifts forward by one year.
Changed 'Section 1111 of the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act' to simply 'The Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act,' removing a specific section number reference that may have been incorrect or unnecessary.
Corrected 'subparagraph (g)' to 'subsection (g)' in the funding provision, fixing a drafting error in the statutory cross-reference.