Press release, April 14, 2005: U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today introduced the National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005 (S. 786) to clarify the duties and responsibilities of the National Weather Service (NWS) within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
from the text of the bill: …The National Weather Service shall not provide, or assist other entities in providing, a service or product (other than the preparation and issuance of severe weather warnings and forecasts designed for the protection of life and property of the general public) that is or could be provided by the private sector…
Related reference:
Feds’ weather information could go dark, Palm Beach Post, April 21, 2005 [via Hot Links]
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