Accurate Weather for Public Safety Act

Summary

Accurate Weather for Public Safety Act This bill requires a strategy and studies to address obstructions to accurate weather observations forecasting. The bill expands notice requirements relating to structures that interfere with air commerce or national security to require public notice of the construction or expansion of a structure or sanitary landfill when such notice will promote the ability of any federal agency engaged in meteorological or atmospheric observations to accurately forecast weather. The Department of Commerce must designate a senior official of the National Weather Service (NWS) and a lead organization of the NWS to serve as (1) the executive agent to carry out the strategy for addressing the weather forecasting and public safety impacts of certain Department of Transportation (DOT) projects, and (2) a clearinghouse to coordinate Commerce review of applications for such projects. Commerce must develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing the weather forecasting and public safety impacts of such DOT projects.

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Timeline

1. 23 September 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 September 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 September 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 September 2020

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 September 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 September 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 September 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 September 2020

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Sponsors

• WILLIAM THORNBERRY · R · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing
• · hssy00 · Standing

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