Senate CJS Subcommittee Markup Info

Summary: FY13 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill
“National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – The bill provides $3.4 billion for NOAA, which is $1.47 billion below the fiscal year 2012 enacted level. The bill does not support proposed cuts to NOAA’s operations that would hurt local communities, such as eliminating local weather forecasting staff and reducing the U.S. Tsunami Warning Network. Instead, the committee finds financial savings by consolidating management offices and reducing government overhead. The bill transfers funding needed for weather satellite acquisition from NOAA to NASA, resulting in a savings of $117 million in fiscal year 2013.”

Senate Panel Would Shake Up Satellite Program (ScienceInsider)
http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/04/senate-panel-would-shake-up-sate.html?ref=hp

FoNOAA Concerned by President’s NOAA Relocation Plan

Since 2005, Friends of NOAA has worked to support NOAA’s interdependent science, service, and stewardship missions, and we are concerned about the proposed reorganization’s short- and long- term impacts on NOAA’s ability to execute core, Congressionally-mandated missions. It is essential that NOAA’s home in the federal government ensures that the agency is best able to fulfill critical requirements to save lives and property and conserve our ocean, coasts, and fisheries…

2012-01-18 FoNOAA Statement re- NOAA Relocation