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<br />002372 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />b. conduct regional conferences to describe technical and legal <br /> <br />certainties and uncertainties. <br /> <br />c. develop N5F and Congressional programs on legal aspects of weather <br />modification. <br /> <br />3. Concentration of Federal Efforts - the following must be done before the <br /> <br />technology can be developed in a beneficial way: <br />a. develop a national weather modification policy. <br />b. create a National Weather Modification Commission to coordinate and <br /> <br />provide cooperation between the projects of the federal agencies and <br />the programs of the states and provinces. Remember, most Federal <br />agencies have missions that may involve weather modification, but <br />only a separate agency could coordinate regulation across governmental <br /> <br />boundaries. i.e. states, countries and continents. <br /> <br />1976 Weather Modification Hearings <br />The NAIWMC became intensely involved in federal legislation after its annual <br /> <br />meeting in Kansas City in January 1976. The Council overwhelmingly supported the <br /> <br />purpose of 5.2705 (establish a National Weather Modificatioll Commission) at that <br /> <br />time. Other bills that the Council took a position on were: <br /> <br />1. 5.2606 - no position) <br />} wait until Commission is established <br />2. 5.2707 - no position) <br /> <br />3. H.R.10039 - strong opposition due to the bill being premature,- i.e. until <br /> <br />such time the National Commissi~n can indicate the.direction <br /> <br />which a long-range national program should take. <br />Some say this was the wrong attitude for the Council to take; however, one should <br />realize the make-up of the Council's membership at that time (Fig. 1) -- five <br />member states of the U.5. have rules and regulations that are working for them <br />and most of the Board of Directors represent areas that have pilot, demonstration, <br />