3.0.0 1807 2023-01-11T20:41:43Z 2023-01-11T20:41:43Z Senate S S 2007-07-17 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-07-17T21:46:24Z Weather Mitigation Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2007 110 3445 HR 2007-08-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Related bill CRS 2007-07-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-07-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY N Public Lands and Natural Resources Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics National Science Foundation Remote sensing Research and development Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Weather Weather forecasting Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-07-17 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-17T19:52:48Z Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007 - Establishes in the National Science Foundation (NSF) the Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board to establish and coordinate the national research and development program on weather mitigation described in this Act. Requires the Executive Director of the Board to submit a plan for the establishment and coordination of the Program.

Requires the Board to promote and fund research and development (R&D), studies, and investigations with respect to: (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking technologies for weather mitigation operations, including tailored computer workstations and software and new observation systems with remote sensors; and (2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather mitigation.

Authorizes the Board to establish a grant program for the awarding of grants to eligible entities (state agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits that have expertise in the field of weather mitigation and experience working with state agencies) for R&D projects that pertain to weather mitigation. Permits a grant recipient to only use the grant for a R&D project that: (1) pertains to weather mitigation; and (2) was in operation on the day before the grant was awarded.

Requires the submission of annual reports to the President and Congress on the activities conducted pursuant to this Act.

]]> Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1807is/xml/BILLS-110s1807is.xml 2007-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.