Sec. 3. Data gaps in highly vulnerable areas of the United States
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The Under Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Weather Service and Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and in consultation with academic partners, shall carry out activities to ensure equal and complete weather observation coverage and emergency information sharing in the United States, including relating to the following: Reviewing areas in the continental United States and the territories that are considered under-observed for weather phenomenon, and identifying associated challenges.
Increasing observations and developing new observational capabilities with respect to under-observed regions, including urban regions. Establishing or supporting testbeds to develop and integrate within the urban canopy new observation or information sharing tools, such as next generational compact radars for observations. To the maximum extent practicable, advancing weather forecasting and climate modeling capabilities for urban scales. Undertaking workforce development efforts for emergency management officials and meteorologists in highly vulnerable and under-observed areas of the United States.
In carrying out this section, the Under Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Weather Service and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish an interagency partnership to support pilot projects that accelerate coordination and use of localized weather data in infrastructure and emergency management decisions by Federal, State, and local officials. At least one pilot project under subsection
(b)shall address key science challenges to using mesonet data in local decision making and development of new tools and training for operators of infrastructure, such as dams, energy generation and distribution facilities, nuclear power plants, and transportation networks. In this section, the term Under Secretary has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8501 ).
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