HR 4832
117th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Scientific communication
Spacecraft and satellites
Water use and supply
Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act
This bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish an Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program under which the USGS shall provide for delivering satellite-based evapotranspiration data to advance the quantification of evaporation and consumptive water use. The bill defines Evapotranspiration as the process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from soil and other surfaces and transpiration from plants.
As part of the program, the USGS shall
- provide data users with field-scale estimates of evapotranspiration data across large landscapes over certain periods of time,
- enter into cooperative agreements with program partners (e.g., institutions of higher education, states, private sector entities, or nongovernmental organizations) to provide for the efficient and cost-effective administration of the program, and
- provide nonreimbursable matching funding for programmatic and operational activities.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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