What does Preamble of Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled 'To amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act.'

What does SHORT TITLE. of Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025.

What does SNOW WATER SUPPLY FORECASTING PROGRAM. of Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025 do?

This section amends the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1477). The amendments emphasize the deployment of technologies that integrate snowpack measuring and modeling. Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) is revised to include integrated modeling and specifies technologies like airborne laser altimetry, imaging spectroscopy, and integrated physics-based snowpack and hydrologic modeling. The revisions include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in activities related to snowpack measurement. Subsection (e) now focuses on maintaining, establishing, expanding, or advancing snowpack measurement and integrated modeling to improve forecasting results. The bill references the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025. Funding for the program is adjusted, authorizing $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. The program will focus on activities that will produce snow and water supply data to inform water management decisions, including interstate water management decisions.

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Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025

Last updated: 6/10/2026 · Introduced: 6/10/2025

Author: Jeff Hurd (R-CO)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill reauthorizes the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program and adjusts its funding to $3,000,000 annually from 2027 through 2031.
The bill directs the program to prioritize the use of advanced technologies, such as airborne laser altimetry and integrated physics-based modeling, to improve snowpack measurement and forecasting.
The program will focus on providing data to support water management decisions, including those involving multiple states.

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