Weather Mod - Controlling Activites Report

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~ each operation. The director shall issue a pennit only after it is established that the project is conceived to provide economic benefits, or that it will advance or enhance scientific kn01dedge. The director shall issue only one active pennit at a time for activities in any geographic area if two or more projects might adversely interfere with each other. The director may ask the advisory comnittee to revieli each request for a permit and offer him its advice on issuance. The director shall not be bound by such advice. I CD I (2) The director may, by regulation or order, establish any standards and instructions to govern the carrying out of research and development or commercial operations in weather mod~fication that he considers necessary or desirable to minimize danger to land, health, safety, people, property, or the envirorunent. (3) (a) The director may make any studies or investigations, obtain any information, and hold any hearings he considers necessary or proper to assist him in exercising his power Or administering or enforcing this article or any regulations or orders issued under this article. (b) All hearings conducted mder this article shall be conducted ST AFF COMMENTS first states, if not the first state, to estab- lish criteria by statute. The abovementioned guidelines are found in section 151-1-12, page 12. SubsectiDns (2) through (7) list the powers granted to the Director. Most of these are self explanatDry. Of specific interest may be sub- section (4) (b), which includes a sentence au- thorizing local governments and other public agencie9, e.g., counties, municipalities, water cDnservancy districts, etc., to help finance and participate in weather modification activi- ties. The Committee believes, such entities already have this authority but a clear declara- tion of such authority might be helpful.