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<br />(7) "Publication" or "publish" means a minimum of at least two consecutive
<br />weekly legal notices in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county
<br />or counties, or portions thereof, included within the proposed operation. It shall
<br />not be necessary that notice be made on the same day of the week in each of the
<br />two weeks, but. not less than one week shall intervene between the first
<br />publication and the last publication, arid notice shall be complete on the date of
<br />the last publication. If there is no such n~wspaper, notice shall be by posting in
<br />at least three public places within the coun1:)', or portions thereof, included within
<br />a proposed operation. Publication of notices provided for in this article may be
<br />made, at the discretion of the director, by notices broadcast over any or all
<br />standard radio, FM radio, television stations, and cable television. Such
<br />broadcast notices shall make reference to loCations or publications wherein details
<br />of the subject matter of the notices are located.
<br />(8) "Research and development" means theoretical analysis, exploration,
<br />experimentation, 'and the extension of in~estigative fmdings and theories of a
<br />SCIentific or technical nature into practical application for experimentation and
<br />demonstration purposes, including the experimental production and testing' of
<br />models, devices, equipment, materials, andl processes both in the laboratory and
<br />in the atmosphere. r
<br />(9) "Research and development operation" or "research and development
<br />project". means an operation which is conducted solely to advance scientific and
<br />technical knowledge in weather modification. Research and development
<br />o~erations may be conducted by state or ~federal agencies, state institutions of
<br />hIgher education, and' bona fide nonprofit research corporations or by commercial
<br />operators under contracts with such entities solely for research purposes. .
<br />(10) "Weather modification" means any program, operation, or experiment
<br />intended to induce changes in the composition,' behavior, or dynamics of the
<br />atmoSphere by artificial means. I '.
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<br />. 36-20-105. Ad...~n~...tration. (1) The executive director of the department of
<br />. natural resources is hereby charged Wlth the administration of this article.
<br />(2) The director shan issue all licen:ses and permits provided for in this
<br />article. He is hereby empowered to issue rules and regulations he fmds necessary
<br />to facilitate the implementation of this article, and he is authorized to execute and
<br />administer all other provisions of this article pursuant to the powers and
<br />limitations contained in this article. I
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<br />36-20-106. Advisory committee - appointment - duties - sunset review.
<br />(Repealed) . I
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<br />36-20-107. Dnties of the director. (1) The director shall establish rules
<br />and regulations, in accordance with articl~ 4 of title 24, C.R.S., necessary to
<br />effectuate the purposes of this article. I
<br />(2) (a) The director shall establish qualifications, procedures, and conditions
<br />for the issuance of licenses for the purpose of conducting weather modification .
<br />activities within the state. I
<br />(b) (I) The qualifications so established shall ensure that the licensee
<br />demonstrates knowledge, skill, and CX:perience reasonably necessary to
<br />accomplish weather modification without actionable injury to person or property,
<br />but the licensee shall be limited in the exerCise of such license to the method of
<br />weather modification within his area of dpertise. At a minimum each such
<br />applicant, except for applicants for licenses for ground-based winter cloud
<br />seeding, shall meet requirements at least as stringent as one or more of the
<br />following:
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