,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,feenstra 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,bice1   
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,haridopolos1 ,mrs4  
,radewagen1 ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks1 ,mr4  
,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,moylan7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 research the impact of obstructions on 
radar detection and prediction          
capabilities1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,weather ,innovation for the    
,next ,generation ,act of #bjbe or the  
,,wing ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,radar       
obstruction ,research1 ,development1    
,test1 and ,evaluation ,program  7a7    
,establishment ,the ,director of the    
,national ,weather ,service1 in         
coordination with the ,assistant        
,administrator for ,oceanic and         
,atmospheric ,research1 shall establish 
a ,research1 ,development1 ,test1 and   

,evaluation ,program 7in this section   
referred to as the ,program7 to ensure  
the continued performance of weather    
radar detection and prediction          
capabilities with physical obstructions 
in the line of sight of such radar4  7b7
 ,requirements ,in carrying out the     
,program1 the ,director1 in consultation
 with the ,interagency ,council for     
,advancing ,meteorological ,services1   
shall-- 7#a7 partner with industry1     
academia1 ,federal1 ,state1 and local   
government entities1 and any other      
entity the ,director considers          
appropriate2  7#b7 identify and test    
existing or near-commercial technologies
 and solutions that mitigate the        
potential impact of obstructions on     
weather radar2  7#c7 research additional
 solutions that could mitigate the      
effects of an obstruction on weather    
radar1 including-- 7,a7 signal          
processing algorithms2  7,b7 short-term 
forecasting algorithms to replace       
contaminated data2 and  7,c7 the use of 

dual polarization characteristics in    
mitigating the effects of wind turbines 
on weather radar2 and  7#d7 develop     
commercially viable technical mitigation
 solutions for obstructions to weather  
radar capabilities4  7c7 ,priority ,in  
carrying out the requirements described 
in subsection 7b71 the ,director shall  
prioritize consideration of the         
following technology-based mitigation   
solutions3 7#a7 ,multifunction phased   
array radar4  7#b7 ,the replacement of  
contaminated data with commercial radar 
data4  7#c7 ,the utilization of data    
from private-sector-associated          
meteorological towers4  7#d7 ,providing 
wind farm boundaries and consolidated   
wind farm areas to display on local     
forecasting equipment4  7#e7 ,installing
 and providing access to rain gauges4   
7#f7 ,any other technology-based        
mitigation solution the ,director       
determines could overcome beam blockage 
or ghost echoes4  7d7 ,termination ,the 
authority of the ,director to carry out 

the ,program shall terminate on the     
earlier of-- 7#a7 ,september #cj1 #bjcj2
 or  7#b7 one year after date on which  
the final recommendation required by    
subsection 7e77#b7 is submitted by the  
,director4  7e7 ,report2 recommendation 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than two    
years after the date of the enactment of
 this section and annually thereafter   
until the ,program terminates pursuant  
to subsection 7d71 the ,director shall  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
implementation of the ,program1         
including an evaluation of each         
technology-based mitigation solution    
identified for priority consideration   
pursuant to subsection 7c71 and a       
recommendation regarding additional     
identification and testing of new       
technologies based on such              
consideration4  7#b7 ,final             
recommendation ,not later than five     
years after the date of the enactment of
 this section1 the ,director shall      
provide to ,congress a recommendation on

 whether additional research1 testing1  
and development through the ,program    
established under subsection 7a7 is     
needed1 and a determination of whether a
 cessation of field research1           
development1 testing1 and evaluation is 
appropriate4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,beam blockage ,the term  
beam blockage means a signal that is    
partially or fully blocked due to an    
obstruction4  7#b7 ,director ,the term  
,director means the ,director of the    
,national ,weather ,service4  7#c7      
,ghost echo ,the term ghost echo means  
radar signal reflectivity or velocity   
return errors in radar data due to the  
close proximity of an obstruction4  7#d7
 ,obstruction ,the term obstruction     
includes-- 7,a7 a wind turbine that     
could limit the effectiveness of a      
weather radar system2 and  7,b7 any     
building that disrupts or limits the    
effectiveness of a weather radar system4