3.0.0 5089 2023-01-11T13:31:33Z 2023-01-11T13:31:33Z House HR 2016-04-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 66 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOUSTANY:H.R. 5089.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2109]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy18 Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-30T15:28:24Z Referred to 2016-04-28T14:01:10Z Metropolitan Weather Hazards Protection Act of 2015 114 3538 HR 2016-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Related bill CRS To require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service and to develop a plan for improving radar coverage and hazardous weather detection and forecasting. 114 2058 S 2016-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Related bill CRS 2016-09-30 hssy18 Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Committee 2016-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2016-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] Charles Boustany R LA W. 3 N Science, Technology, Communications Atmospheric science and weather State and local government operations Urban and suburban affairs and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2016-04-28 Introduced in House 2016-05-11T19:26:13Z Reducing America's Destructive Atmospheric Risks Act or the RADAR Act

This bill directs the Department of Commerce to: (1) maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each state's capital city in the United States, and (2) ensure that each radar is available to the office of the National Weather Service that serves that city.

Commerce shall ensure that each radar conforms with the same standards that apply to radars operated 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.

]]> RADAR Act Display Title RADAR Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Commerce to maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each State capital city in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced RADAR Act Short Titles as Introduced Reducing America's Destructive Atmospheric Risks Act Introduced in House 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5089ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5089ih.xml 2016-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. 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.