In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Example: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Example solution: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Example explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.

Problem: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Weather Mitigation Research and
Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a
comprehensive and coordinated national weather mitigation policy and a
national cooperative Federal and State program of weather mitigation
research and development.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 2003 report by the National Research
Council, ''people in drought- and hail-prone areas willingly
spend significant resources on weather mitigation programs, and
in 2001 there were at least 66 operational programs being
conducted in 10 States across the United States. At the same
time, less than a handful of weather mitigation research
programs are underway worldwide, and related research in the
United States has dropped to less than $500,000 per year from a
high of $20,000,000 in the late 1970s.'' The NRC report
entitled ''Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research''
also states that ''a coordinated national program of weather
modification research is needed''. Such a program is supported
by States that need a scientific means of evaluating current
programs and increasing their effectiveness through applied
research.
(2) Droughts in the United States result in an average
economic loss between $6,000,000,000 and $8,000,000,000
annually, while severe hail producing storms result in up to
$2,300,000,000 damage to crops and over $2,000,000,000 in
property loss annually. Snowpack, rain enhancement, and hail
suppression weather mitigation projects help reduce these
losses, and additional research in these areas will make
existing programs even more effective and permit them to better
quantify their impacts. Recent droughts in the Western United
States have produced low lake levels at Lake Powell and Lake
Mead and have led the Seven Colorado River Basin States to
create cooperative agreements. A separate cooperative agreement
is in place for wintertime snowfall enhancement programs in the
States of Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming to pursue water
augmentation to benefit the entire Colorado River System.
(3) Past and recent evaluations of the potential for
snowpack augmentation by cloud seeding in the Colorado River
Basin indicate a significant yield in runoff can be attained
through properly designed projects. A 2006 evaluation by the
Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior
indicates the potential for 800,000 additional acre-feet of
water.
(4) The impacts of possible climate change and the human
impact on weather are not well understood. Weather mitigation
research could provide data on what, if any, impact pollution
may have on the precipitation processes in cloud systems.
Research into inadvertent and planned weather mitigation may
increase our understanding and knowledge of any potential
impacts.
(5) The recent Weather Damage Modification Program
conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation employed a successful
model for combining local, State, and Federal resources in
providing a means for scientific evaluation of operational
cloud-seeding projects (rainfall and snowfall enhancement and
hail suppression) in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado,
Utah, Nevada, and California.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Board.--The term ''Board'' means the Weather Mitigation
Advisory and Research Board established under section 5(a).
(2) Executive director.--The term ''Executive Director''
means the Executive Director of the Board appointed under
section 5(d).
(3) Research and development.--The term ''research and
development'' means theoretical analysis, exploration,
experimentation, and the extension of investigative findings
and theories of a scientific or technical nature into practical
application for experimental and demonstration purposes,
including the experimental production and testing of models,
devices, equipment, materials, and processes.

SEC. 5. WEATHER MITIGATION ADVISORY AND RESEARCH BOARD ESTABLISHED.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the National Science
Foundation the Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board to
establish and coordinate the national research and development program
on weather mitigation described in section 6.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Board shall consist of 11 members
appointed by the Director of the National Science Foundation as
follows:
(A) At least 2 members shall be representatives of
States that are currently supporting operational
weather mitigation programs.
(B) At least 2 members shall be a representative of
the National Center for Atmospheric Research of the
National Science Foundation.
(C) At least 1 member shall be a representative of
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(D) At least 1 member shall be a representative of
the American Meteorological Society.
(E) At least 1 member shall be a representative of
the American Society of Civil Engineers.
(F) At least 1 member shall be a representative of
the National Academy of Sciences.
(G) At least 1 member shall be a representative of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of
the Department of Commerce.
(H) At least 1 member shall be a representative of
the Department of Agriculture.
(I) At least 1 member shall be a representative of
institutions of higher education or research institutes
with experience in the field.
(2) Tenure.--A member of the Board shall serve at the
pleasure of the Director of the National Science Foundation.
(3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment.
(c) Chair and Vice Chair.--The Board shall select a Chair and Vice
Chair from among its members.
(d) Staff.--The Chair of the Board may appoint and terminate an
executive director and such other additional personnel as may be
necessary to enable the Board to perform its duties. The employment of
an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Board.
(e) Advisory Committees.--The Board may establish advisory
committees to advise the Board and to make recommendations to the Board
concerning legislation, policies, administration, research, and other
matters.
(f) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which all members of the Board have been appointed, the Board shall
hold its first meeting.
(g) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the Chair.
(h) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(i) Powers of the Board.--
(1) Studies, investigations, and hearings.--The Board may
conduct studies, obtain information, and hold hearings
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Cooperation with other agencies.--The Board may
cooperate with public or private agencies to promote the
purposes of this Act.
(3) Cooperative agreements.--The Board may enter into
cooperative agreements with the head of any department or
agency of the United States, an appropriate official of any
State or political subdivision of a State, or an appropriate
official of any private or public agency or organization to
conduct research and development pertaining to weather
mitigation.
(4) Conducting and contracting for research and
development.--The Executive Director, with the approval of the
Board, may conduct or contract for research and development
activities in accordance with section 6.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON WEATHER
MITIGATION.

(a) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Executive Director shall develop and
submit to Congress a plan for the establishment and coordination of the
national research and development program required by section 5(a).
Such plan shall--
(1) for the 10-year period beginning in the year it is
submitted, establish the goals and priorities for Federal
research that most effectively advance scientific understanding
of weather mitigation;
(2) describe specific activities required to achieve such
goals and priorities, including funding of competitive research
grants, training and support for scientists, and participation
in international research efforts;
(3) identify and address, as appropriate, relevant programs
and activities of the Federal agencies and departments that
would contribute to the program;
(4) consider and use, as appropriate, reports and studies
conducted by Federal agencies and departments, weather
modification organizations, and other expert scientific bodies,
including the National Research Council report entitled
''Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research'';
(5) make recommendations for the coordination of program
activities with weather mitigation activities of other national
and international organizations; and
(6) estimate Federal funding for research activities to be
conducted under the program.
(b) Program Activities.--The national research and development
program required by section 5(a) may include the following activities
related to weather mitigation:
(1) Interdisciplinary research and development and
coordination of research and development and activities to
improve understanding of processes relating to planned and
inadvertent weather mitigation, including the following:
(A) Research related to cloud and precipitation
physics.
(B) Cloud dynamics and cloud modeling.
(C) Improving cloud seeding-related technologies.
(D) Severe weather and storm research.
(E) Research related to potential adverse affects
of weather mitigation.
(2) Coordination with relevant organizations that engage in
weather mitigation research.
(3) Development through partnerships among Federal
agencies, State agencies with weather modification experience,
and academic institutions of new technologies and approaches
for weather mitigation.
(4) Establishing scholarships and educational opportunities
that encourage an interdisciplinary approach to weather
mitigation.
(5) Promotional activities in accordance with subsection
(c).
(6) Administering the grant program described in subsection
(d).
(c) Promotion of Research and Development.--In order to assist in
expanding the theoretical and practical knowledge of weather
mitigation, the Board shall promote and fund research and development,
studies, and investigations with respect to--
(1) improved forecast and decision-making technologies for
weather mitigation operations, including tailored computer
workstations and software and new observation systems with
remote sensors; and
(2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather
mitigation.
(d) Grant Program for Research and Development.--
(1) In general.--The Board may establish a grant program
for the award of grants to eligible entities for research and
development projects that pertain to weather mitigation. To the
extent practicable, the grant program shall be modeled after
both the Atmospheric Modification Program implemented by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 1980, and
the Weather Damage Modification Program implemented by the
Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior in
2002.
(2) Amount.--The Board may not award a grant under this
subsection in an amount that--
(A) is greater than $500,000; or
(B) is less than $50,000.
(3) Federal share.--The Board may not award a grant under
this subsection for a project if the Federal share of such
project would be greater than 50 percent of the project cost,
which may include in-kind services furnished by the
participating State.
(4) Eligible entities.--For purposes of this subsection, an
eligible entity is a State agency, institution of higher
education, or nonprofit organization that has--
(A) an established background and expertise in the
field of weather mitigation; and
(B) experience with working with and coordinating
with State agencies.
(5) Use of funds.--A recipient of a grant under this
subsection may only use the grant for a research and
development project that--
(A) pertains to weather mitigation; and
(B) was in operation on the day before the date the
grant was awarded.

SEC. 7. ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than January 31, and annually
thereafter, the Executive Director shall prepare and submit to the
President and Congress an annual report on the activities conducted
pursuant to this Act during the preceding calendar year, including the
following:
(1) A summary of the achievements of Federal weather
mitigation research, including Federally supported external
research, during the preceding fiscal year.
(2) An analysis of the progress made toward achieving the
goals and objectives of the plan developed under section 6(a),
including the identification of trends.
(3) A copy or summary of the plan required by section 6(a)
and any changes made to the plan.
(4) A summary of agency budgets for weather mitigation
activities for the preceding fiscal year.
(5) Recommendations, if any, regarding additional action or
legislation that may be required to assist in achieving the
purposes of this Act.
(6) A description of the relationship between research
conducted on weather mitigation and research conducted pursuant
to the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2921 et
seq.), as well as research on weather forecasting and
prediction.
(7) A description of any potential adverse consequences on
life, property, or water resource availability from weather
mitigation efforts, and any suggested means of mitigating or
reducing such consequences if such efforts are undertaken.
(b) First Report.--The first report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted on January 31 in the second calendar year following
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. COOPERATION WITH WEATHER MITIGATION ADVISORY AND RESEARCH
BOARD.

The head of any department or agency of the United States and the
head of any other public or private agency or institution that receives
research funds from the United States shall, to the extent practicable,
cooperate with the Board for purposes of carrying out this Act.

SEC. 9. FUNDING.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Board for the purposes of carrying out this Act
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2017. Amounts
appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until
expended.
(b) Gifts.--The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.
Solution: Weather Mitigation Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2007 - Establishes in the National Science Foundation (NSF) the Weather Mitigation Advisory and Research Board to establish and coordinate the national research and development program on weather mitigation described in this Act. Requires the Executive Director of the Board to submit a plan for the establishment and coordination of the Program.

Requires the Board to promote and fund research and development (R&D), studies, and investigations with respect to: (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking technologies for weather mitigation operations, including tailored computer workstations and software and new observation systems with remote sensors; and (2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather mitigation.

Authorizes the Board to establish a grant program for the awarding of grants to eligible entities (state agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits that have expertise in the field of weather mitigation and experience working with state agencies) for R&D projects that pertain to weather mitigation. Permits a grant recipient to only use the grant for a R&D project that: (1) pertains to weather mitigation; and (2) was in operation on the day before the grant was awarded.

Requires the submission of annual reports to the President and Congress on the activities conducted pursuant to this Act.