S. 2611

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2611 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2611 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program to serve the Northeastern United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2023 Mrs. 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 Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program to serve the Northeastern United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. 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. <all>