WMOD00565

• Title: Snow Augmentation Research Needs - A History of Weather Modification in Colorado
• Date: 6/1/1982
• State: CO
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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of the project holds, a valid weather modification license;
(b) Pays the permit fee, if applicable;
(c) Furnishes proof of financial responsibility adequate to meet obligations reasonably likely to be attached
to or result from the proposed weather modification operation. Such proof of financial responsibility may,
but at the discretion of the director shall not be required to be shown by presentation of proof of a prepaid
insurance policy with an insurance company licensed to do business in Colorado, which insurance policy
shall insure liabilities in an amount set by the director and provide a cancellation clause with a thirty-day
notice to the director, or by filing with the'director an individual, schedule, blanket, or other corporate
surety bond in an amount approved by the director,
(d) Submits a complete operational plan for each proposed project prepared by the licensed operator
in control which includes a specific statement of objectives, a map of the proposed operating area which
specifies the primary target area and shows the area reasonably expected to be affected, the name and
address of the licensee, the nature and object of the intended operation, the person or organization on
whose behalf it is to be conducted, a statement showing any expected effect upon the environment and
methods of determining and evaluating the same, and such other detailed information as may be required
to describe the operation and its proposed method of evaluation. This operational plan shall be placed
on file with the director and with any other agent as he may require.
(c) Publishes a notice of intent to modify weather in the counties to be affected by the weather modification
program before the licensee secures a permit and before beginning operations. The published notice
shall designate the primary target area and indicate the general area which may be affected. It shall also
indicate the expected duration and intended effect and state that complete details are available on request
from the licensee or the director or from the other agent specified by the director. The publication shall
also specify a time and place, not more than one week following the completion of publication, for a
hearing on the proposed project. Proof of publication shall be furnished to the director by the licensee.
(f) Receives approval under the criteria set forth in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) Before a permit may be issued, the director or his authorized agents shall hold a public hearing
on the proposed project. Said hearing shall be held in a place within a reasonable proximity of the area
expected to be affected by the proposed operation.
(3) No permit may be issued unless the director determines, based on the information provided in
the operational plan and on the testimony provided at the public hearing:
(a) That, if it is a commercial project, the proposed weather modification operation is conceived to
provide, and offers promise of providing, an economic benefit to the area in which the operation will
be conducted;
(b) That the project is reasonably expected to benefit the people of the state of Colorado;
(c) That the project is, if it is a commercial project, scientifically and technically feasible;
(d) That the project is, if it is a scientific or research project, designed for and offers promise of expan-
ding the knowledge and the technology of weather modification;
(e) That the project does not involve a high degree of risk of substantial harm to land, people, health,
safety, property or the environment;
(f) That the project is designed to include adequate safeguards to prevent substantial damage to land,
water rights, people, health, safety, or to the environment;
(g) That the project will not adversely affect another project; and
. (h) That the project is designed to minimize risk and maximize scientific gains or economic benefits
to the residents of the area or the state.

Source: R&RE, L. 72, p. 638, 9 1; CR.S. 1963, 9 151-1-12.

36-20-113. Permit fee. The fee for each permit or the renewal thereof under section 36-20-114 shall
be at a minimum of one hundred dollars. If the operation is a commercial project an additional amount
equal to two percent of the value of the contract for such commercial project shall be required and paid
before a permit may be issued. Said fees are intended to provide at least a portion of the moneys necessary
to administer this article.

Source: R&RE, L. 72, p. 639, 9 1; CR.S. 1963, 9 151-1-13.

36-20-114. Limits of permit. (1) A separate permit is required annually for each operation. If an
operation is to be conducted under contract, a permit is required for each separate contract. Subject to
the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, a permit may be granted for more than one year's duration.
(2) The director may conditionally approve a project for a continuous time period in excess of one
year's duration. Permits for such operations must be renewed annually. In approving the renewal of a

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