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

tile eperater's liceAse.

(3) It shall be the responsibil ity of the 1 iceAsee OPERATOR
conducting any operation to notify the director of any emergency
which can reasonably be foreseen or of any existing emergency
situations in subsection (2) of this section which might in any
way be caused or affected by the weather modification operation.
Failure by the liceAsee OPERATOR to so notify the director of any
such existing emergency, or any impending emergency which should
have been foreseen, may be grounds, at the discretion of the
director, for revecatieA ef tile liceA.e aA~ revoiation of the
permit for operation.

SECTION 12. 36-20-116, Colorado Revi sed Statutes, 1990
Repl. Vol" is amended to read:

36-20-116. Scope of activity. Once a permit is issued, the
liceAsee OPERATOR shall confine his OR HER activities within the
limits of time and area specified in the permit, except to the
extent that the 1 imits are modified by the director. He THE
OPERATOR shall also comply with any terms and conditions of the
permit as originally issued or as subsequently modified by'the
director.

SECTION 13. 36-20-117, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1990
Repl. Vol., as amended, is amended to read:

36-20-117. Reports of operator. (I) IA er~er te ai~ iA
researcll aA~ ~e'/elepmeAt iA '.:eatAer me~ificatieA aA~ te ai~ iA tile
~r9tettieR af life aA~ pr8~erty er the eRvirSRmeRt, aRY ~ers8R
ceA~llct i A!j allY t~eatller me~ifi cat i ell eperat i eA i A Ce 1 era~e er
e 1 se'.!llere by llA~ertaki A!j eperat i eAs '.:itlli R eel era~e slla 11 fi 1 e
sllcll reperts at sllcll time aA~ iA tile maAAer aA~ ferm as sllall be
re~llire~ by re!jlllatieA ef tile ~irecter; except' tllat, fer
!jrellA~ base~ ~iAter clell~ see~iA!j prajects, eperaters sllall be
re~llire~ te keep a recer~ ef all eperatieAs ceA~llcte~, slle'::iA!j tile
e~llipmeAt, tile metlle~s, tAe types, amellAts, times, aA~ placesef
see~iA!j a!jeAts empleye~, a statemeAt as te tile estimate~ effect
ef tile eperatiaA iA relatieA te its iAteA~e~ pllrpase, aA~ tile Aame
aA~ a~~ress ef ead perseA participatiA!j ar assistiR!j iA tile
eperat i eA. ,^, repert eA tile eva lllat i aA ef preject reslllts fer
!jrellA~ base~ '.:iAter clell~ see~iA!j sllall be file~ witll tile ~irecter
~itlliA eAe year ef tile termiAatiaA ef a praject er, iA tile case
ef aA eA!jei A!j preject, at 1 east eAce every b'e years. Tile
~irecter may re~llire sllcll a~~itieAal reperts as tile ~irecter ~eems
Aecessary. brellA~ base~ \:iAter clell~ see~iA!j prajects sllall Aet
Be sllBject ta aRY etller repartiA!j re~lliremeAts ceAtaiAe~ iA tllis
article ar rllles aA~ re!jlllatieAs af tile ~irectar. THE DIRECTOR
MAY PROMULGATE RULES REQUIRING ANY OPERATOR WHO HAS BEEN ISSUED
A WEATHER MODIFICATION PERMIT TO FILE CERTAIN REPORTS REGARDING
OPERATIONS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PERMIT.

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