Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007

A bill to establish the Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board, and for other purposes.

7/17/2007--Introduced.
Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007 - Establishes in the National Science Foundation (NSF) the Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board to establish and coordinate the national research and development program on weather mitigation described in this Act. Requires the Executive Director of the Board to submit a plan for the establishment and coordination of the Program. Requires the Board to promote and fund research and development (R&D), studies, and investigations with respect to:
(1) improved forecast and decisionmaking technologies for weather mitigation operations, including tailored computer workstations and software and new observation systems with remote sensors; and
(2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather mitigation. Authorizes the Board to establish a grant program for the awarding of grants to eligible entities (state agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits that have expertise in the field of weather mitigation and experience working with state agencies) for R&D projects that pertain to weather mitigation. Permits a grant recipient to only use the grant for a R&D project that:
(1) pertains to weather mitigation; and
(2) was in operation on the day before the grant was awarded. Requires the submission of annual reports to the President and Congress on the activities conducted pursuant to this Act.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]

Committees

• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1807

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 17, 2007

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• Jul 17, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
• Introduced on Jul 17, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Natural resources
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• Executive departments
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• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal aid to research
• National Science Foundation
• Remote sensing
• Research and development
• Research grants
• Science policy
• Weather
• Weather forecasting

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December 20, 2007 California NBC4 Report on “Chemtrail Weather Control”

Hutchinson (S. 1807: Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007). Sure, the government is simply attempting to “mitigate” global warming by way of “geo-engineering.” As noted in the above video, ...

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August 31, 2007 Weather “Mitigation” Bill Introduced in Senate

Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) has introduced a bill (S.1807) to create a board to promote and fund research in weather mitigation. As defined by the bill, weather mitigation includes efforts to artificially control cloud formation and ...

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