Reauthorizes the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program and shifts its focus toward newer snowpack measurement and water supply forecasting technologies, authorizing $3 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

Official title: Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

Next stop House: awaiting action

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House

Received 05-OCT-2026

Senate

Introduced 24-JUL-2025

Referred 24-JUL-2025

Approved by committee 10-JUN-2026

Reported 17-SEP-2026

On the calendar 17-SEP-2026

Passed 30-SEP-2026

Key points

Authorizes $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, replacing the $15,000,000 total set for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
Adds imaging spectroscopy, machine learning, and snowpack and hydrologic modeling to the technologies the program may develop and use.
Expands the program to improve water supply forecasts for water management and reservoir operations, including interstate decisions.
Requires reports listing the basins using the new technologies and comparing their forecasts against benchmarks from the Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Committee referrals (2)

Policy area

Water Resources Development

Sponsor John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) Cosponsors · 1

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1 Republican