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.......... ... .. ....""'~'"''',~~~,~l"",,''''' "M'-'P~;;;'30 ,."."(~,."."~'~::~~:':"':~'~;:';:"'::~':;..:~:'":'~~.:'~:..'::'~.";:'~~..i'~. ..~~~~:~t~~.~.. (~)....~~. '~~i~ section. I (2) Before a permit may be issued, the director or his authorized agents shall hold a public hearing on the proposed project. Said hearing shall be held in a place within a rea.sonable proximity of the area expected to be affected by the proposed operation. . I . (3) No permit may be. issued unless the director determines, based on the information provided in the operational plan land on the testimony provided at the public hearing: . .' (al That, if it is a commercial project, the proposed weather modification operation is conceived to provide, and offer~ promise of providing, an economic benefit to the area in which the operation will be conducted; (b) That the project is reasonably expeCted to benefit the people in said area or benefit the people of the state of Colorado; I (c) That. the project is, if it is a commerCial project, scientifically and technically feasible; I.... (d) That the project is, if it is a scientific or research project... designed for and offers 'promise of expanding the knowledge and the technology of weather modification; I . < (e) That the project does not involve a high degree of risk of substantial harm toland, people, health, safety, property" or the environment; . . (f) That the project is designed to include adequate safeguards to prevent substantial damage to land, water rightsl people, health, safety, or to the environment;. I . 19) That the project will not adversely affect another project; and . h) That the project is designed to n#nimize risk and maximize scientific gains or economic benefits to the residents ofi the area or the state. 36-20-113. Permit fee. The fee for each permit or the renewal thereof under section 36-20-114 shall be at.a minimum of one hundred dollars. If the operation is a coinmercial project an addition8I amount equal to two percent of the value of the contract for such commercial'project shall be required and paid before a permit may be issued. Said fees are intended to provide at least a portion of the moneys necessary to administer this article. I . '.. 36-20-114. Limits of permit. (1). E1Ccept for ground-based winter cloud seeding, a separate permit is required annua11y for each operation. If an operation is to be cQnducted under contract, a permit i~ 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 pehnit for ground-based winter cloud seeding shall be issued for a period of five years. . (2) The director may conditionally approve a project other than ground- based winter cloud seeding for a continuous time period in excess of one year's duration. Permits for such operations mustl 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 inl section 36-20-112 and, upon review and approval of the project's operational record, the director may issue a renewed permit for the operation to continue. In suc~ instances, the fees, based upon the value of the contract pursuant to section 36-20-113 may be prorated and paid on an annual basis. I' (3) A project permit may be granted by the director without prior publication of notice by .the licensee in cases of fire, frost, hail, sleet, smog, fog, drought, or other emergency. In such ca,ses, 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.