RADAR Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 28, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Apr 28, 2016Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2058 | An act 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. | Related bill | Dec 2, 2016 |
| HR 3538 | Metropolitan Weather Hazards Protection Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 30, 2016 |
Subjects
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- Apr 28, 2016Introduced in House
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