Reauthorizes the National Landslide Preparedness Act through fiscal year 2030, raises its authorized funding, and directs the U.S. Geological Survey to build a new national water observing system.

• Extends the National Landslide Preparedness Act through 2030 and raises its authorized funding from $25 million to $35 million, with at least $10 million for landslide early warning systems.
• Adds atmospheric river flooding and extreme precipitation events to landslide hazard assessments, hazard databases, and emergency response activities.
• Names Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations as partners in landslide research, planning, grants, and emergency management.
• Establishes a Next Generation Water Observing System within the U.S. Geological Survey, authorized at $30 million for fiscal year 2026, and sets priority regions for streamgages and groundwater monitoring.

• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)

Emergency Management