119 S1029 IS: Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1029IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 13, 2025Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program to serve the Northeastern United States.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2025.

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Expansion of NRCS snow survey and water supply forecasting

(a)

Definition of Northeastern United States

In this section, the term Northeastern United States means the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and any other States determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.(b)

Expansion

The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program carried out by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to serve the Northeastern United States.