I noticed the following article referenced on a Blog site.
http://www.eham.net/articles/10794 
I find it interesting enough that I submitted my concern to Senators Dole and Burr.
http://www.senate.gov/general/contac...m.cfm?State=NC
The Bill (S-786) would eliminate public access to National Weather Service and NOAA data except for (undefined) emergencies threating life and property. It appears to be catering to AccuWeather and The Weather Channel, as they are often quoted in support of this bill.
Following is copied from one web-site:
The bill, introduced last week by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., would prohibit federal meteorologists from competing with companies such as AccuWeather and The Weather Channel, which offer their own forecasts through paid services and free ad-supported Web sites.
Supporters say the bill wouldn’t hamper the weather service or the National Hurricane Center from alerting the public to hazards — in fact, it exempts forecasts meant to protect “life and property.”
But critics say the bill’s wording is so vague they can’t tell exactly what it would ban.
“I believe I’ve paid for that data once. ... I don’t want to have to pay for it again,” said Scott Bradner, a technical consultant at Harvard University.
He says that as he reads the bill, a vast amount of federal weather data would be forced offline.
“The National Weather Service Web site would have to go away,” Bradner said. “What would be permitted under this bill is not clear — it doesn’t say. Even including hurricanes."
Bill would prohibit National Weather Service from giving away weather data 
