[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1450 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1450

  To eliminate certain activities from the functions performed by the 
           National Weather Service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 1995

  Mr. Roemer (for himself, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Chrysler) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science

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                                 A BILL


 
  To eliminate certain activities from the functions performed by the 
           National Weather Service, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SPECIALIZED WEATHER SERVICES.

    The National Weather Service shall not provide any weather services 
specifically for the aviation, marine, or agricultural communities, 
other than as a necessary part of the provision of weather warnings and 
forecasts for the protection of the lives and property of the general 
public.

SEC. 2. PRIVATE SECTOR COMPETITION.

    The National Weather Service shall take all appropriate steps to 
avoid engaging in, or supporting the efforts of another to engage in, 
competition with the private sector with respect to the provision of 
weather services other than weather warnings and forecasts for the 
protection of the lives and property of the general public.
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