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<br />APPENDIX A. Public law 9Z-205
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<br />Public Law 9Z-Z05
<br />9Znd Cong]~e88. H. RIO 6893
<br />December 18. ) 9'71
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<br />2ln 2let
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<br />To an'n,"I"e fur tbl" rl'pnrtlul: of weather lI1nclUIl'llt!nll "ctl1'ltIf'1l
<br />to Ihe Fed.nl Gft\',"mlllf'Dt~
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<br />Be it tl/acted by the Senate alld HOII,e o/' Bep'!:,enlative, of tile
<br />Ut&ited 'stcctu fJl_llllf!l'ic" in COllgre" aJl,cm61ed, fhat, a.'il1scd in this
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<br />(1) The tel'm ":5tcretal'Y'" mf~;lIlS the S~('retnry of Commer('e.
<br />(2) The term "pel'SOI\" menns, any indh'i<lu:ll, cor}lorntion, COmp3n).,
<br />l1SSOCi:ltion, til'lI, }I3rtnel'sbip, !:ociety, joint stoc:-k ('omp:my, an)' 5tllte
<br />or local go\'crtllUent or any ngency tbereof, or an)' othcr.or~;maz~tion,
<br />"'bethel' ctJmmelocilll or ;vonprofit, ,,'ho is performing weatner moom-
<br />clItion ndi\"ities, e:.'l:cept \\"hel'e tIding solery an an eml>Joyee, agent" or
<br />indepelldent contrudor of tbe "'ederal Gonmrncnt.
<br />(3) The term "wellther modilicn.tion" meaDS any activity pt'rfonned
<br />with the intention of produdnJ~ artificial changes in the composition,
<br />hehll\'iol', or lh'n:tmics of the ntmosphere.
<br />(4) The teiTll "l"nited State;" includes the se'"el1l1 St:\tes, the Qis-
<br />trict of Collllnbi;\. the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and auy terri-
<br />tory or insular po,;session of the United Stat2S.
<br />~F.l'. :l. Xo lll'rson ma}' engage, or nttempt tel engage, in nny weather
<br />Dlooification :1cth'itv in the United States unless he submits to the See-
<br />retl\r~' such reports' with respec:t thereto, in such form ~nd contnining
<br />such lllformatlon. liS the SeCretllry mllV bv rule preserlbe. The s.cre-
<br />tllry mllY reqllil'e that ~uch reports be. sutmitted to him before" dur-
<br />ing, nnu after nn\' snch ncti,'ity or attempt.
<br />St:c. :~. (a) The Secretnry sholl maiutnin al'lecord of \\"cnther mortifi-
<br />cation activities. including attf!mpts, l'l"hich take place in the rnited
<br />States 11Ild shull publish sllnwlar]~ thereof J/l'Om time to time as be
<br />detem\ines.
<br />(b) _\1I1'l'ports, documents, :1I1d other informlltion received by the
<br />Secl-etary under the \lro\'isions of this .-\ct shall be made a"3ibble
<br />to the public to the ful est practicable extent.
<br />(c) In cllrning out. thp. provisions of this section, the Secretnry
<br />I5hllll not discl;se :ln~' infonnatinn l'eferl'eu to il'l section 1005 of title 18,
<br />United Stnh's Code. allll i;: othel'wise un3\.:tilnble to the pub1i~, except
<br />thllt such informat ion shall be di!;;c1osed-
<br />(1) to other Fedt'ral Gl)\"ernment departments, ngencies, and
<br />oflicinls fOI" olliri:11 1I:'e upon re~uest i
<br />(:l) in nn)" judicial Jlr()(,l~e,11I11! under n cOllrt order formulated
<br />to prescne the contidentialitJ" of such informntion' without
<br />impairin::r the proc('l.t1ing i llnd
<br />(:1) to t he public i f lIl'ce:;~;ar\' to protect their helllth llud safetl".
<br />SEC. .1. (a) The St'cretar\" mn:t' obt3111 from any person whose ll~iiv-
<br />ities relate to '''eatht'r modification by rule, subpen:l. or othen\"ise such
<br />information in the form of te::;timony, books, records. or other \"rit-
<br />ings, m:\\" rell'lire the keepill~ n,nd furnishin~ of such reports nnd rec-
<br />ords. llnd mn\" m:lke such inspection of the books. records, llud (,other
<br />writings and .premi:;('s nnn property of an\" p1!r5on as mll.Y be deemed
<br />necessary or appropri:lte by him to carry out the pro.isions of this
<br />Act, bllt this nuthorit\" ~h:lll not be enrr.ised to obt3in any informa-
<br />tion ",ith respect to \\"'hich adequate Ill1d authoritati;e data are a>ail-
<br />able from any Feueul ngency. .
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<br />Weat:'l'" lIIodlf'l-
<br />aaotiol:' "port-
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<br />85 STAT. 735
<br />65 STAT. 736
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<br />Report
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<br />Reocrds.
<br />pub:'ieat1on.
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<br />Conf1denUal
<br />1nfo:1ll&tion.
<br />62 S";&t. 791.
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<br />l.\1thori'ty of
<br />See retar,y.
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