WMOD00110

• Project Name: Modification Act of 1972
• Date: 1/1/1972
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Rules/Regs/Statutes/Resolutions

of all ,,"Is incidenl 10 said appeal. shaH ,"nsmil the en lire reeol\1 of the
t>wcccdi!lg in his office, unu all flarcr~ n d files I:ormcctcd th~rewi(h and
. ,his tUtiJ1g thereon willdliR certificate uHacl d thereto 10 the clerk or the iJis~
Iriet cnurt pr Ihe pl'l1pcr or selected count " When the record is filed in the
eoun. Ihe derk thereof .hall prepare a n lice Ihal llic proree,linc has heen'
lIppc;llcd, It,) the. c.ollrl. which notice shull c directed to and served upon. HU
'persons who htlVC thcr~torore fiI~d nbjedi os to the ~rantinG of the permit,
<II ICl.I:-i1 lwcnty dllYS prior to hearing ther n. Arter due service thereof has
. bcen lt1(l.uc. the court shnll PFocced 10 h at &'tOll determine the <1pplication
. in like l11i1nne~ Il!t other civil actions. ;:Jnd he Irial Ihereof shall be de J1l1yo';
Hn~ ~~Ihcr persons claiming hl he injured r uHcctcd thcrchy may IIf1pCar tit.
any lime her.ore. .the hearing l~crcon .nnd r Ie their objcclions. to thc granting
()f the rCrlnll. I he court after hcnrlng tl1 c.llISC 5hall enter it~ judgment
',herein. ~crusillg or granlil1g the peri-nit.. 0 fixing conditions upon which the
same .mny he granted. nntl if granted shall irecl lhe state enginceno rroce~d
and rDi the bond and issue the permit h nccordance with Ihe decision of
the. court. ~.IllJ. unless nppclIat.e.orders ar laken. .the clerk of the courl shall
. t~nl1smil--,-h~ dccts!pn to t~c state c~~inecr or h~5 <I.clion th~~eon.

. Source: L. 3 I.. p. 779: ~ 8: CSA. C. I ~. ~ 151: CRS 53. ~ 112:8-8: C.R.S.
1963. ~ 1.12,8-8.. . . .' ." ',. .

36.8.109. Filing to opcr.~le as stny. In case the slllte engineer grants a
permit and an'nppcal is tnken to the distri court. then Ihe filing of the record
in the dislrict. court shnll opcrate as tt sta on the permit until final uelcrmi.
llat~on hy .Ihe c~lUrt. The judgment of the istrict court is subject to Olppellatc
review as provIIJed by law ant! the Color do appcllate rules as in other civil
nc,tions. a~d in .t~c. hea~ing in the district 'OUft. the Colorad9. rules of pro~e-
<lure for trlalyf CIVil actions shall apply as near 3S may be. . -.

Source: L. 31. p. 780. ~ 9: CSA. C. I 4.~ 152: CRS 53. ~ 112-8-9: C.R.S.
1.963. ~ 112-8-9. . .

.36~8.110. PCllal.ty. Anyone violniing a y of the provisions.of this nrticlc
is gui]~y of tl misdemeanor and. upon c nvictiol1 Ihereof. shall be ,punished
hy ;J fmc of not more than o~c thousand dollars. or by imprisonment in the
cOunty jail for not more than sLIl: months. or by both such fine and imprison:'
mc.lt. . ......

Source: L. 31. p. 780. ~ 10: CSA_. . 134. ~ 153: CRS 53. ~ 112-8-10:
C.R.S. 1963.~ 112-8-10.: \!./ . ."

WEATIiER MODIFICATION.

ARTICLE 20 .
Wealher MOdili':,niion
Edilur's rlll~t: The suh101:lnlivc pruvislllnlo of lhis ~~Ii.c.lc. furmerly.t1f1icle I of chl.lp(er I.'ii.
G.R.S. 1%.\.. were tC(lCilt~d :\11\1. recn:lCh:~ in 1912. ':au~ing..\u~me nddilion. reloclltion, ilOd d!mi-

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n:lIiun uf lIel.'tiun" ;1' well :\Ji lIubject mnlter. (Comfl;JT'C hj~loric;J1 record priot' to 1912 of 0.111,11
I uf .:hllptcr I~I. C,R.S. 19('3. os Gmended lhrough L. 71.)

Short lille. 36-20.116. Seof'le of acllvily.
lcghlalivc dcdarl\llon. 3r~20.t17. RCI'Orl!l oflken5cc.
Dcd:lr:lliotl or right!!. 36-20.118.. Operillions ntrecling weather ill
Derinitioll!\. <Hher !olnte!!. .
Allmlnislrilli(m. 36-20-119. SU:;l1er1~ion - revocation
^t1vi!'>ot}. ctlmmillCc - Rppoint~ refusnl to reneW.
tnenl- dulies. ' 36-20.120. Operation tlnder permit.
Oulles of the direclor. 36-20~121. HeMing reqtlired.
rf~~l~~:(l:~~~c,,~i:~~:O~~qlljtCd _ 36-20.122. ImmurtllY of sial!: or public
C.'.'I(cmrlions. . ~mplo)'e~s.
3ti.20.11O. 1s~lil1n('c of Iicen~c; 36-20-123. Legal recourse - liability -
36.20.111. Uecll~e fee _ cxpirlltilln. dllmngn..
36.20.111. Permit Tt1luired-when issucd. 36-20-124. License or permit is defense 1r1
3{).~a-l1;\. l"ctmh fee.. action~.
36-20-114. l.inlll~ of permil. . 3~.20-125. Judi..i:J1 review.
36'20.115, Modification of permit. 36-20-126. Penlllly.

36-20-101. Short litle. This .rlicle sh.1\ be known .nd may be cited .,
the "Weather ModiCiealion Act of 1972". -
Souree:.R & RE. L. 72. p. 632. ~ I: C.R.S. 1963. ~ 151-1-1.

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36~2{l.107.
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3f...20.109.

I.aw rule,". F{lr commenf on Deere v.
!\Iiller. I.H CI,lo. 502.403 P.2d K62 (1905). see
43 Dcn. I.. J. 243 (1%6).
36.20.102. Lc~lsl:ltivc drclnrnllon. The gcncrlll l.1sscmbly dcclllrcs 111:1l lhc
.shlle of Colormlll recognil.es (h.ll economic benefits can be derivcd for the
.people of the state from we;.lLhcr modification. Operations. research. cx~cri.
mentcttioll. amI dc.velopment in the field of weather m(lt.lification shaH there.
forc be encouraged. In OI'der to minimize possible adverse effects. weathel
modification activities shrill be carried on with proper safeguards. nnd accu.
.rate information concerning such act,ivities shall be made availnble for pur.
po~cs of regulal.ion. While recognizing the v.l1l1e of research and de\'clopmen'
of weather mndi(ic;ltion techniques hy governmental agendes. the' generil
assembly finds ;ulll declarcs thilt the actual prilcticc'of w~ather modificalion
whether at PlIhlic or private expcflsc. is properly a commercial ~ctiviW whid
the law shuuld CnCOlln.1gc to be curried oul. whenever practicable:. by privat4
enterprise... .
Suurre: It & RE. L. 72. p. 632, ~ I: C.R.S. 1963. ~ 15.1-1-:!.
36-20-103. lJecllln,llon of rlr-hts. The general assembly declares thaI Ihl
state or Colorado c1nims the right to all moisture suspended in the atmospherl
which falls nr is artificially induced 10 fall wilhin ils borders. Said moislur,
is dcda,.ed 10 be the property of Ihe people of this st.le. dedic.led to Ihei
use llursu:\.nt to sections .5 amI 6 of article XVI of the Colorado conslitutiol
cl1ld as olherwise provided by ItIW. It is further ueclared that the state 0
Colorcldo nlso Claims thc prior right to increase or permit the increase of pre
cipilalion by mlificial means for use in Colorado. The stale of Colorado .Is,
daims the risht \0 modify wenlher as il affects Ihe people 01 the state c
Colorado nnd to permit such modification by activity within Colorndo.
. S(lurce: R & RE. L. 72. p. 632. ~ I: C.R.S. 1963. ~ 151-1-3.
Cro.u rdrrrnt'rs. All to Willer of Slrtam~ a5
public properly. see llbo ,.s (If art. XVI.
Colo. Con!;l. As 10 diverting unnppropriuted
wal~r. ~ce t It or lIrl. XVI. Coil). Conlll.

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