Boris Konon
EF4
Recently released House budget for FY26 sciences
balancedweather.substack.com
Link to the 135 page summary from the DoC is in the article.
https://rules.house.gov/sites/evo-s...nts/division-a-commerce-justice-science_0.pdf
So the proposal is to reject the elimination of the OAR.
This does not really surprise me. I don't agree w/ the extent of the initial cut proposals made last year, but just noting this is often how the game is played. Ask for more cuts than you will likely get, so what you actually get or the compromise is "better" (for the lack of a better term) for those asking for the deep cuts in the first place.
Other items concerning the NWS after a cursory read..
National Weather Service Staffing
The agreement adopts Senate direction and provides not less than $ 10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to support full staffing levels at all Weather Forecast Offices.
Aircraft Based Observation Program
The agreement adopts the House report language under this heading and Senate report under the heading '·Observations" and provides an increase of $2,500,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to support the deployment of commercial aviation-based atmospheric data.
National Mesonet Program
The agreement adopts House language and provides $30,000,000 for the National Mesonet Program to expand observations, including up to $ 1,500,000 for the cost associated with the National Mesonet Program Office.
National Data Buoy Center
The agreement adopts the House language and provides an increase of up to $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for NDBC.
Cooperative Institute.for Research to Operations in Hydrology (ClROH)
The agreement adopts the House direction under this heading and Senate direction under the heading "Hydrology and Water Resource Programs" and includes an increase of $1.000,000 to establish a Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO)-dedicated Research and Operations Partnership program.
Breaking News: House FY2026 science budget explanatory statement released
Now that the holidays are in the rear view mirror, Congress is working again on the budget for those agencies and departments that still do not have a Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
balancedweather.substack.com
Link to the 135 page summary from the DoC is in the article.
https://rules.house.gov/sites/evo-s...nts/division-a-commerce-justice-science_0.pdf
So the proposal is to reject the elimination of the OAR.
This does not really surprise me. I don't agree w/ the extent of the initial cut proposals made last year, but just noting this is often how the game is played. Ask for more cuts than you will likely get, so what you actually get or the compromise is "better" (for the lack of a better term) for those asking for the deep cuts in the first place.
Other items concerning the NWS after a cursory read..
National Weather Service Staffing
The agreement adopts Senate direction and provides not less than $ 10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to support full staffing levels at all Weather Forecast Offices.
Aircraft Based Observation Program
The agreement adopts the House report language under this heading and Senate report under the heading '·Observations" and provides an increase of $2,500,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level to support the deployment of commercial aviation-based atmospheric data.
National Mesonet Program
The agreement adopts House language and provides $30,000,000 for the National Mesonet Program to expand observations, including up to $ 1,500,000 for the cost associated with the National Mesonet Program Office.
National Data Buoy Center
The agreement adopts the House language and provides an increase of up to $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2024 enacted level for NDBC.
Cooperative Institute.for Research to Operations in Hydrology (ClROH)
The agreement adopts the House direction under this heading and Senate direction under the heading "Hydrology and Water Resource Programs" and includes an increase of $1.000,000 to establish a Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO)-dedicated Research and Operations Partnership program.