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Per https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25375739 -

>>> The Weather Service held a public forum Tuesday to discuss the proposal and answer questions. When asked about the investment in computing infrastructure that would be required for these limits to not be necessary, agency officials said a one-time cost of about $1.5 million could avert rate limits. The NOAA budget for fiscal 2020 was $5.4 billion.

They do, in fact, appear to have the money.

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How many of those dollars are going to satellites and Doppler radars? Those aren't exactly cheap.

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> They do, in fact, appear to have the money.

$5.4 billion is indeed a huge number but gives no information as to the availability of the $1.5 million. Without knowing what the cost is of what they must accomplish with the $5.4 billion no conclusions can be drawn.