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

36-20-114. limits of permit. (1) Except for ground-based
winter cloud seeding, 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. A permit
for ground-based winter cloud seeding shall be issued for a period
of fi ve years. 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.

(2) The director may conditionally approve a project other
than ground-based winter cloud seeding for a continuous time
peri od in excess of one year's duration. Permits for such
operations must be renewed annually. In approving the renewal of
a permit for a continuous program, the director may waive the
procedures for initial issuance of a permit in section 36-20-112
and, upon review and approval of the project's operational record,
the di rector may issue a renewed permit for the operation to
continue. In such instances, the fees basea Y~sn t~e valye sf t~e
csntract IMPOSED pursuant to section 36-20-113 may be prorated and
paid on an annual basis.

(3) A project permit may be granted by the director without
prior publication of notice by the licensee OPERATOR in cases of
fire, frost, hail, sleet, smog, fog, drought, or other emergency.
In such cases, publication of notice shall be performed as soon
as possible and shall not be subject to the time limits specified
in this article or in article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.

SECTION 11. 36-20-115 (1) (a), (2), and (3), Colorado
Revised Statutes, 1990 Repl. Vol., are amended to read:

36-20-115. Modification of permit. (1) The director may
revise the terms and conditions of a permit if:

(a) The 1 icensee OPERATOR is first given notice and a
reasonable opportunity for a hearing on the need for a revision;
and

(2) If it appears to the director that an emergency
situation exists or is impending which could endanger life,
property, or the environment, ~ THE DIRECTOR may, without prior
notice or a hearing, immediately modify the conditions of a permit
or order temporary suspension of the permit on ~ THE DIRECTOR'S
own order. The issuance of such order shall include notice of a
hearing to be held within ten days thereafter on the question of
permanently modifying the conditions or continuing the suspension
of the permit. Failure to comply with an order temporarily
suspending an operation or modifying the conditions of a permit
shall be grounds for immediate revocation of the permit. ana sf

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