Service coordination hydrologists at River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service

The Director of the National Weather Service (in this section referred to as the “Director”) shall designate at least 1 service coordination hydrologist at each River Forecast Center of the National Weather Service. Performance of the responsibilities outlined in this section is not limited to the service coordination hydrologist position. The primary role of the service coordination hydrologist shall be to carry out the responsibilities required by this section. Subject to paragraph (2), consistent with the analysis described in section 409 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–25; 131 Stat. 112), and in order to increase impact-based decision support services, each service coordination hydrologist designated under subsection (a) shall, with respect to hydrology— The Director may assign a responsibility set forth in paragraph (1) to such other staff as the Director considers appropriate to carry out such responsibility. Subject to paragraph (2), a service coordination hydrologist designated under subsection (a) may, with respect to hydrology— The Director may assign a responsibility set forth in paragraph (1) to such other staff as the Director considers appropriate to carry out such responsibility.