LEG00139

• Bill Number: SB96-090
• Year: 1996
• Title: Concerning Regulation of Weather Modification and in Connection Therewith Continuing the Issuance of Permits for Weather Modification Operations by the Executive Director
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Passed

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SECTION 4. 36-20-108 (1) and (3) (b), Colorado Revised
Statutes, 1990 Repl. Vol., as amended, are amended to read:

36-20-108. Powers of the director. (1) The director may
issue permits applicable to specific weather modification
operations. For each operation, said permit shall describe the
specific geographic area authorized to be affected and shall
provide a specific time period during which the operation may
continue, which period may be discontinuous but for operations
other, than ground-based winter cloud seeding may not have a total
durat i on exceedi ng one calendar year from the day of its issuance.
A separate permit shall be required for each operation. Permits
for ground-based winter cloud seeding shall have a duration of
five years. TRe airecter sRall issue a ~ermit eRly after it is
estaBl iSRea tRat tRe ~reje€t is €eR€eivea te ~reviae eceRemic
BeRefits er tRat it ~ill aavance er enRan€e scientifi€ knewlea~e.
IF A PERMIT FOR A GROUND-BASED WINTER CLOUD SEEDING OPERATION IS
RENEWED, THE SECOND PERMIT SHALL HAVE A DURATION OF FIVE YEARS AND
ANY THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT PERMIT SHALL HAVE A DURATION OF TEN YEARS.
The director shall issue only one active permit for activities in
any geographic area if two or more projects therein might
adversely interfere with each other.

(3) (b) All hearings conducted under this article shall ,be
conducted pursuant to the provisions of this article and article
4 of title 24, C.R.S., and the director OR THE DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE
SHALL CONDUCT ANY HEARING REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE OR THE DIRECTOR
may, by the director's own action, appoint an administrative law
judge pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S.,
subject to appropriations made to the department of personnel, to
conduct any hearing required by this article. ANY 5U44 hearing
~ SHALL be conducted under the provisions and within the
limitations of article 4 or title 24, C.R.S., and,this article.

SECTION 5. 36-20-109 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1990
Rep 1. VoL, is amended to read:

36-20-109. Permit required - exemptions. (Ij No person may
engage in activities for weather modification and control without
a ,~eatRer meaificatien li€ense ana a weather modification permit
issued by the ,director; nor may, any person engage in any
activities in violation of any term or condition of tRe license
{H'- the permit.

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