Sec. 1219. Contract weather observers
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to the appropriate committee of Congress a report— outlining safety risks, hazard effects, and operational effects that could result from loss of contract weather observer service at airports that use this service and are under review by the Federal Aviation Administration; detailing whether and how an airport described in paragraph
(1)can accurately report rapidly changing severe weather conditions, including thunderstorms, lightning, fog, visibility, cloud layers and ceilings, ice pellets, freezing rain, and drizzle without contract weather observers; and detailing the process by which the Administrator analyzed the safety hazards associated with eliminating the contract weather observer service. The Administrator may not finalize any determination regarding the continued use of the contract weather observer service at any airport until after the date the report is submitted under subsection (a).