-Establishment of the Imperial Weather Bureau Act of 565AER-

Preamble:As science move faster and faster, our need to understand the weather grows. Thus I hereby call on this Parliament to establish the Imperial Weather Bureau, for the benefit for all in the Empire.
I. The Imperial Weather Bureau is established. 
*a. The IWB is placed under the charge of the Interior Ministry
*b. The IWB will be headed by an executive appointed by the Interior Minister. 
II. Responsibilities Of the Imperial Weather Bureau:
*a. The IWB will be divided into five sub-organizations, those being the Hurricane Prediction Center, Ocean Weather Center, Storm Prediction Center, Wildfire Center, and the Climate Prediction Center. Each sub-organization will be headed by a chairman appointed by the IWB executive. 
*b. The Hurricane Prediction will be responsible for the tracking tropical disturbances, predicting the path of a tropical storm and/or hurricane. Issue watches and/or warning for incoming tropical storms and hurricanes. Predict the damage of an incoming tropical storm or hurricane. Issue evacuations, if needed 
*c. The Ocean Weather Center will be responsible for marine weather. The OWC will track currents and issue rip current warnings. Determine the ocean temperature. Determine what time when low and high tide are expected. Track the Moon and how it will affect the tides. Publish the Moon’s phases, every twenty-four days. 
*d. The Storm Prediction Center will be responsible for tracking storms across the Empire. Including low and high pressure systems. Issue watches and warnings for snow storms, blizzards, tornadoes, flooding, and severe thunderstorms. Publish weekly weather forecasts for the Empire. 
*e. The Wildfire Center is responsible for tracking wildfires. They will assist firefighters with predicting a wildfire’s path. Issue red flag warnings. Issue evacuations, if needed. 
*f. The Climate Prediction Center will be responsible for temperatures across the Empire. They will predict the high and low temperatures. Publish a weekly temperature forecast. Issue heat and freezing advisories. 
III. The IWB will allocate its funding to the five sub-organizations.
IV. The IWB will also invest into weather research, such as radar, improving storm tracking models. University funding to encourage students to enter the meteorology field. 
V. The IWB will have its own twenty-four hour national radio station. This radio station will issue the watches and warnings, from the sub-organizations, to the public.
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