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 123STA T . 1333 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9(D)improvedhy dro l o g i c model san do t her decision s u p - port systems and ( E ) ground w ater and sur f ace water storage needs; and ( 5 ) in consultation with the Director , the A dministrator, the S ecretary of Agriculture (acting through the C hief of the N atural R esources Conservation Service), and applica b le State water resource agencies, develop a monitoring plan to ac q uire and maintain water resources data — (A) to strengthen the understanding of water supply trends; and ( B ) to assist in each assessment and analysis conducted by the Secretary under paragraphs ( 2 )and( 3 ) . (c) R EPORTING .—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact- ment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes— ( 1 ) each effect of, and ris k resulting from, global climate change with respect to the quantity of water resources located in each ma j or reclamation river basin; (2) the impact of global climate change with respect to the operations of the Secretary in each major reclamation river basin; (3) each mitigation and adaptation strategy considered and implemented by the Secretary to address each effect of global climate change described in paragraph (1); ( 4 ) each coordination activity conducted by the Secretary with— (A) the Director; (B) the Administrator; (C) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service); or (D) any appropriate State water resource agency; and (5) the implementation by the Secretary of the monitoring plan developed under subsection (b)(5). (d) F E AS I B I L IT Y ST UD IES.— (1) AUT H ORITY O F SE C RETARY.— T he Secretary, in coopera- tion with any non-Federal participant, may conduct 1 or more studies to determine the feasibility and impact on ecological resiliency of implementing each mitigation and adaptation strategy described in subsection (c)(3), including the construc- tion of any water supply, water management, environmental, or habitat enhancement water infrastructure that the Secretary determines to be necessary to address the effects of global climate change on water resources located in each major rec- lamation river basin. (2) COST SHARING.— (A) FEDERAL SHARE.— (i) I N GENERAL.—E x cept as provided in clause (ii), the Federal share of the cost of a study described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 5 0 percent of the cost of the study. (ii) E X CEPTION RELATING TO FINANCIAL HARD- SHIP.—The Secretary may increase the Federal share of the cost of a study described in paragraph (1) to exceed 50 percent of the cost of the study if the Sec- retary determines that, due to a financial hardship, the non-Federal participant of the study is unable to Monit o r in gpla n .