,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdcg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bd1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself and ,mr4 ,curtis7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,snow ,water ,supply ,forecasting ,program ,authorization ,act to reauthorize the ,snow ,water ,supply ,forecasting ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,snow ,water ,supply ,forecasting ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,snow ,water ,supply ,forecasting ,program ,the ,snow ,water ,supply ,forecasting ,program ,authorization ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #adgg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking culminating in the report required under subsection 7d77#c7 and inserting with an emphasis on development and deployment of technologies that integrate snowpack measuring and modeling2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking after submitting the report required by subsection 7d77#c712 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by inserting with integrated modeling after data2 7ii7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking emerging technologies for snowpack measurement1 such as and inserting technologies for snowpack measurements and models1 including2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 and 7iv7 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting the following3 7,c7 imaging spectroscopy2 7,d7 machine learning2 7,e7 integrated snowpack and hydrologic modeling2 and 7,f7 other technologies that the ,secretary determines are likely to provide more accurate or timely snowpack measurement data to inform water management and reservoir operations4 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking emerging technologies for snowpack measurement and inserting technologies for snowpack measurement1 including the ,department of ,agriculture and the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration2 and 7,c7 by striking paragraph 7#c72 7#c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,after submitting the report required under subsection 7d77#c71 the and inserting ,the2 and 7ii7 by inserting and water supply forecasts after snowpack measurement2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,focus ,the program shall focus on activities that will maintain1 establish1 expand1 or advance snowpack measurement and integrated modeling1 with an emphasis on-- 7,a7 enhancing activities to achieve improved snow and water supply forecasting results that are more responsive to changing weather and watershed conditions2 7,b7 activities in river basins where activities described in this section relating to snowpack measurement and water supply forecasting can inform water management decisions or models at a multi-water user1 multi-basin1 or multi-,state scale1 including interstate water management decisions2 and 7,c7 building the capacity of program partners to implement and adapt to the new measurement and forecasting capabilities enabled under the program4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking this ,act and inserting the ,snow ,water ,supply ,forecasting ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbe2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking or sub-basin2 7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and 7,d7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 a list of basins for which snowpack measurement and integrated modeling technologies are being used under the program1 including a description of each application1 outcome1 and data resource used2 7#b7 an assessment of which technologies best inform water supply forecasting for multiple water districts1 communities1 or ,states2 and 2 and 7#e7 in subsection 7g71 by striking #ae1jjj1jjj1 in the aggregate1 for fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbf and inserting #f1ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca4