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tJUoii'.U MR. CORNELIUS: MR. GOODWIN: MR. SPARKS, MR. DOUGLAS: "Mr. Chairman, I move th<lt they be approved as submitted." "I'll second." "It has been moved by Mr. Cornelius and seconded by Mr. Goodwin that the minutes as submitted be approved. All in favor of the motion will indicate by saying 'aye'; all opposed 'no' - the minutes are unanimously approved. I The second agenda item this morning has to do with the program being carried on by the Bureau of Reclamation concerning weather modification. As you know, a few years ago the federal government moved into this field. I think very fortunately and wisely so, because it does appear that there are great possibili- ties for increasing the precipitation in at least the high mountain country. Even a small increase in precipitation would vastl~ increase the runoff in the rivers which originate along the Continental Divide. We have, as a program this morning, the subject of Weather Modification. Mr. Douglas from the Bureau of Reclamation will make the presentation." "Thank you very much. I feel privileged to be present this morn- ing to give you folks an overall view of what our program is, what we are trying to do, and why. I am sure the why is pretty well known. At any rate, in 1961 the 87th Congress provided us with a modest appropriation and issued the charge to conduct research on increasing pre- cipitation through cloud seeding. This action I resulted in the formation of the Atmospheric Water Resources Program of Engineering Research carried out by universities, private meteoro- logical groups, and other governmental agencies under the sponsorship and direction of the Bureau of Reclamation.