Weather Mod - Controlling Activites Report

• Project Type: General OWC
• Project Name: Weather Modification
• Title: Controlling Weather Modification Activities
• Date: 11/1/1971
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Final Report

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continuous time period in excess of one year's duration. Pennits for
such operations I1U1St be renewed annually. In approving t.'le renel,al of
a penni t for a continuous program, the director may waive the
procedures for initial issuance of a pennit in section 151-1-12 and,
upon his review and approval of the project's operational record, or,
if at his request, the advisory conmittee reviews and subsequently
approves the project's opera1:ional record, he may issue a renewed
pemit for the operation to continue. In such ins tances, the fees,
based upon the value of the contract pursuant to section 151-1-13 may
be prorated and paid on an annual basis.

(3) ^ project pennit may be granted by the direC1:or withou1:

prior publication of notice by the licensee in cases of fire, frost,

ilail, sleet, smog, fog, drought or other emergency. In such cases,

publication of notice shall be perfomed as soon as poss ible and shall

I10t be subject 1:0 the time limits specified in this chapter or in

lrticle 16 of chapter 3, C.R.S. 1963.

151-1-15. ,!odification of pemit.

(1) (a) The direc1:or may

revise the tems and conditions of a penni 10 if:

(1)) TIle licensee is first given notice and a reasonable

)pporttmity for a hearing on the need fOT a revision; il."ld

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prorate and pay a portion of the required two-
percent fee, annually.

(3) Allows exemptiDn of the publication re-
quirements in certain emergency situations.

115-1-15. The law currently lacks clear
administrative authority to stop or curtail on-
going programs. Even though injunctive relief
may be sDught thrDugh the courts, the Committee
believed that, particularly in emergency situa-
tions, this remedy would be inadequate. As a
result, this section grants the DirectDr broad