WMOD00195

• Contract/Permit #: #90-3
• Applicant: Western Kansas Groundwater
• Project Name: Kansas Weather Modification
• Date: 6/15/1990
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Application

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not less than $50,000 because of bodily
injury to or death of one person resulting
from anyone accident" and, subject to the
limit for one person, in an amount of not
.less than $100,000 because of bodily injury
to or death of two or more persons
resulting from anyone accident, and in an
amount of not less than $100,000 because
of injury to or destruction of the property
of others resulting from anyone accident,
or in such increased amounts as the board
may require hereunder upon determining
that the circumstances of the particular
weather modification project require
additional proof of financial responsibility.
Municipalities and departments or agencies
of the state shall be exempt from the
requirements of this paragraph. Proof of
financial responsibility required hereunder
may be given by a certificate of insurance
or a bond or a certificate of deposit of
money;
(5) submits a complete and
satisfactory operational plan for the
proposed weather modification project
which includes a map of the proposed
operating .area which specifies the primary
target area and shows the area reasonably
expected to be affected, the name and
address of the licensee, the nature and
object of the intended weather modification
activities, the person or organization on
whose behalf it is to be conducted, a
statement showing any expected effect upon
the environment, the methods that will be
used in determining and evaluating the
proposed weather modification project, and
such other information as may be required
by the director;
(6) meets the preceding requirements
for a permit and before beginning
operations under the proposed weather
modification project, publishes a notice of
intent to engage in weather modification
activities in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county or counties to be
affected by the proposed project. The

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published notice shall designate the primary
target area and indicate the general area
which might be affected. It also shall
indicate the expected duration and intended
effect and state that complete details are
available on request from the licensee or
the director. In accordance with
.information furnished by the director, the
notice also shall specify a time and place
for a hearing on the proposed weather
modification project; and
(7) furnishes to the director proof of
the publication of the notice required by
the foregoing provision.
(b) Before a permit for a weather
modification project is issued, the director
shall hold a public hearing in one or more
places within a reasonable proximity of the
area expected to be affected by the
proposed weather modification activities.
The hearing shall be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the
Kansas administrative procedure act.
Unless deemed necessary by the director,
no hearing shall be required for the renewal
of a permit . for a previously approved
weather modification project.
(c) No permit may be issued unless
the director determines, based on the
information provided in the operational plan
for the proposed weather modification
project and on the testimony and
information provided at the public hearing,
that:
(1) If the project is one for profit,
the proposed weather modification activities
are designed to provide, and are reasonably
expected to provide, an economic benefit to
the people of the area in which the
operation will be conducted, or will benefit
the people of the state of Kansas, and is
scientifically and technically feasible;
(2) if the project is a scientific or
research project,. the proposed weather
modification activities offer promise of
expanding the knowledge and the
technology of weather modification;

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