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<br />.i ,^t <br /> <br />=<-.,- -- <br /> <br />I II <br /> <br />Adverse interstate precipitation effects <br /> <br />Inkrstate allocation of.allllospheri~ moisture <br /> <br />National water re-sOllrtes planning,and Colorado River, augmentation <br /> <br />C0111inu~d effects monitoring <br /> <br />Continued research and pilot pf()gtam experimentation. <br /> <br />Each of theSe responsibilitic$ could be exercised in.a minimum form through <br />the establishment of federal regulatory powers. These regylatory powers could <br />be institutionalized in a Federal Weather Modification Regulatory B,oard. This <br />,Board should be independent of-existing or Jiropo~cd weather modification <br />research and operating authorities. U so o rgani7.cd , (he regulatory board is the <br />ideal body for resolving inter- and intragovernmcntalcoilfIict'i that w01,11d <br />develop out of weather modification activities. <br />Because of the questions of national interest, the independent Federal <br />Weather Modification Regulatory Board should be responsible for: <br /> <br />Licensing of operators <br /> <br />Licensing of operations (permit')) <br /> <br />Licensing of spc,cific;; means (techniques) and materiMs (agents) for <br />weather modification. <br /> <br />A system of licensing operators requires the, development of professional <br />standards and a procedure for certification in uccord 'with thqse standards. In <br />addition, the system of operators' liCensingm.1)'requireashowing of financiaJ <br />responsibility. <br />The purpose of establishing a federal authority to grant permits is to en- <br />sure thiH the minimum federal responsibility for contingent events related to <br />the national interest could be exercised with respect to the snowpack augmenta- <br />tiOn progmm in the Upper Basin. The authority to perform other functions <br />could be combined with the authority to issue permit's. These functions, are; <br /> <br />Coordination tocDSLlre no duplication or interference of various ac- <br />ti vities. <br /> <br />Data cQlIection to ellsure cflkacy and dliciency. <br /> <br />The exact forms that the operational permits would take qependi; on tbe op- <br />erating authority that is chosell. <br />Reasons for licensing Sl)ccific means or techniques as well as materials <br />'include: <br /> <br />The nati.onal interest requires that the methods and matcnalsbe safe. <br /> <br />The' federal regulatory agency is responsible. fQr en'suring that natif'mal <br />environmental standat9s are niet, <br /> <br />, Operational Limite; and conditions can be established by means of the <br />certification of technique and materials. <br /> <br />It <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />L--I ,,- _________ <br /> <br />xxi <br /> <br />