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OK SR54

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/26/2014

Primary Sponsor

Dan Newberry

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Encourages U.S. Congress and the President to adopt House Resolution No. 2413, the Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2013
  • Directs NOAA to prioritize investment in near-term advances in weather observation, computing, and modeling to improve forecasting of high-impact weather events like tornadoes and hurricanes
  • Does not increase overall NOAA spending; instead redirects existing research funds to prioritize weather forecasting over climate change research
  • Argues that Americans, particularly in Oklahoma which regularly faces severe weather threats, deserve tax dollars spent on practical weather prediction research rather than climate change studies
  • Directs distribution of the resolution to Oklahoma's Congressional delegation and the President of the United States

Legislative Description

Resolution; encouraging Congress to enact the Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2013.

Government

Last Action

Authored by Senator Newberry

3/26/2014

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