US Congress House Bill 3538 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Metropolitan Weather Hazards Protection Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to: (1) maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each city in the United States with a population of more than 700,000, and (2) ensure that each such radar is available to the office of the National Weather Service that provides services to that city. Commerce shall ensure that each such radar conforms with the same standards that apply to radars operated by Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including standards relating to the use of dual-polarization technology or other technologies included in Weather Surveillance Radar, 1988, Doppler (WSR-88D) radars. When determining the location for construction of a radar meeting the requirements of this Act, Commerce shall consider nearby counties that have populations over 130,000 and do not otherwise have radar beam coverage below 10,00 feet from such Doppler radars. Commerce shall report to Congress on the Doppler weather radar sites that need to be constructed or acquired to meet this Act's requirements.

Metropolitan Weather Hazards Protection Act of 2015

Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]

Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2015-09-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2015-09-17	House	Introduced in House

SB2058 (Same As) 2016-12-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
HB5089 (Related) 2016-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3538/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3538/BILLS-114hr3538ih.pdf