On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 20:35:32 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in okyae.1288$u56.2@trndny09::


In other words, the NWS is required to provide everything to commercial
companies as rapidly as possible, and we have to buy it from them. Clear as can be.


The bill seems to contain an exception for "section 44720 of title 49,
United States Code":


SEC. 2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

(a) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE- To protect life and property, the
Secretary of Commerce shall, through the National Weather Service,
be responsible for the following:

(4) The provision of reports, forecasts, warnings, and other
advice to the Secretary of Transportation and other persons
pursuant to section 44720 of title 49, United States Code.


Section 44720 of title 49, United States Code is available he
http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/us...0----000-.html


TITLE 49 SUBTITLE VII PART A subpart iii CHAPTER 447 §
44720

§ 44720. Meteorological services


Release date: 2003-08-01

(a) Recommendations.— The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall make recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce
on providing meteorological services necessary for the safe and
efficient movement of aircraft in air commerce. In providing the
services, the Secretary shall cooperate with the Administrator and
give complete consideration to those recommendations.
(b) Promoting Safety and Efficiency.— To promote safety and
efficiency in air navigation to the highest possible degree, the
Secretary shall—
(1) observe, measure, investigate, and study atmospheric
phenomena, and maintain meteorological stations and offices, that are
necessary or best suited for finding out in advance information about
probable weather conditions;
(2) provide reports to the Administrator to persons engaged in
civil aeronautics that are designated by the Administrator and to
other persons designated by the Secretary in a way and with a
frequency that best will result in safety in, and facilitating, air
navigation;
(3) cooperate with persons engaged in air commerce in
meteorological services, maintain reciprocal arrangements with those
persons in carrying out this clause, and collect and distribute
weather reports available from aircraft in flight;
(4) maintain and coordinate international exchanges of
meteorological information required for the safety and efficiency of
air navigation;
(5) in cooperation with other departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities of the United States Government, meteorological
services of foreign countries, and persons engaged in air commerce,
participate in developing an international basic meteorological
reporting network, including the establishment, operation, and
maintenance of reporting stations on the high seas, in polar regions,
and in foreign countries;
(6) coordinate meteorological requirements in the United States to
maintain standard observations, to promote efficient use of
facilities, and to avoid duplication of services unless the
duplication tends to promote the safety and efficiency of air
navigation; and
(7) promote and develop meteorological science and foster and
support research projects in meteorology through the use of private
and governmental research facilities and provide for publishing the
results of the projects unless publication would not be in the public
interest.