H.R. 4239: Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act

This bill, known as the Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act, aims to require a thorough study of weather monitoring systems specifically in rural areas. Here are the main components of the bill:

Study Requirements

The bill mandates that the Comptroller General of the United States conduct a study within 120 days after the law is enacted. The findings of this study must be reported to two specific committees in Congress:

• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
• Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (in the Senate)

Contents of the Study

The study must cover various aspects concerning rural weather monitoring systems, including:

1. The current capacity of weather monitoring systems in rural areas.
2. Geographical differences in the availability and effectiveness of these systems.
3. Resources available to rural areas for improving their weather monitoring systems.
4. The number of rural areas that experience issues due to unreliable or unavailable weather monitoring systems.
5. The necessity for upgrading weather monitoring systems in rural communities.
6. The barriers that rural areas encounter when trying to obtain or upgrade their weather reporting systems.

The goal of the bill is to collect detailed and systematic information about how well rural areas are served by current weather monitoring infrastructure and identify areas needing improvement. This information should help in understanding how to better enhance weather monitoring capabilities in rural regions.

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