S 613
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Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program, a network of local weather and environmental monitoring stations that feeds data into national forecasts, and authorizes up to $350 million over fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry it out.
Official title: Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025
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Senate
Introduced
18-FEB-2025
Referred
18-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
12-MAR-2025
Reported
21-OCT-2025
On the calendar
21-OCT-2025
- Directs the Under Secretary to increase the number and density of environmental observations, including soil moisture and roadway weather data, used by the National Weather Service and NOAA.
- Authorizes financial and technical assistance to state, Tribal, private, and academic entities that build or upgrade mesonet stations, with recipients required to maintain data quality and contribute non-federal funding for at least 5 years.
- Establishes an advisory committee of subject matter experts and requires annual briefings to Senate and House committees through 2035.
- Authorizes amounts rising from $50 million in fiscal year 2025 to $70 million in fiscal year 2029, drawn from amounts authorized for the National Weather Service.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (18-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 21-OCT-2025).
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