15 U.S.C. § 313c : US Code - Section 313C: Authorized activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Search 15 U.S.C. § 313c : US Code - Section 313C: Authorized activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through the
United States Weather Research Program, shall -
(1) improve the capability to accurately forecast inland
flooding (including inland flooding influenced by coastal and
ocean storms) through research and modeling;
(2) develop, test, and deploy a new flood warning index that
will give the public and emergency management officials fuller,
clearer, and more accurate information about the risks and
dangers posed by expected floods;
(3) train emergency management officials, National Weather
Service personnel, meteorologists, and others as appropriate
regarding improved forecasting techniques for inland flooding,
risk management techniques, and use of the inland flood warning
index developed under paragraph (2);
(4) conduct outreach and education activities for local
meteorologists and the public regarding the dangers and risks
associated with inland flooding and the use and understanding of
the inland flood warning index developed under paragraph (2); and
(5) assess, through research and analysis of previous trends,
among other activities -
(A) the long-term trends in frequency and severity of inland
flooding; and
(B) how shifts in climate, development, and erosion patterns
might make certain regions vulnerable to more continual or
escalating flood damage in the future.