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<br />and loans, 'with TJl-.blic 1;odic's or private partil:s for ;)rejccts :"rithin tho field of
<br />w::athc:r nlodj.ftcation and cor~~.:col. If! all 2.cti vi tius, such arrangements .1.5 ShCll1d
<br />minimiz:: danf.'"~r to Iii':.: ~l"!d prcpcrty wOl".ld be onforccd.
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<br />UncL:r t115.s i)i.ll i t. ~I."ould 00 unlawf~ll for Rrl.'T party to cn~ago in 2cti V"i tics inv...11vcd
<br />'.'lit:l -:"';cather I!lodific:-:~ti..on LXCc:pt afte:r issuance of a Itcans'J by the COJ:1..:nissiC'.n jn
<br />accord2n,~;,:: ;:::i.tr; rc..:.lc;J i-!st'1blishcd by it 2.:1d :lut:lorlzin~ such ~ct,ion. The liccn.s~_nE
<br />requirement could be rJscindc....l in cc:.so of l:'.boratorius performing r,:scc.rch or ;'.horl:
<br />t1~orc i3 s~dj0n ;:'1(;cd for emorgency .:.ction Eor protcctj.on ~g''1inst frost, ice or fog.
<br />Any p~l't:r ungc.~0d ii1 ~';G;;thcr modificE.t.i.on on [;. cor.nncrci21 b:lsis wOl.:.ld bo subjoct :'0
<br />rcr,ulc-.tion by the Commission of cho..rgcs for 3...:r'licc. Tho Cormrrissior:. could Y'c..quirG
<br />such rC90rts o.!"::.G records ~.nd r::ould .J,ut:lorizo SUd1 in3puctions :'..s it dcc:ncd TICCC'C;sQry.
<br />Intcr-nCltion31 .~'3rC2T1lGnt.s of .1!:.:;tcvcr kind to \.vtlich tho United St3t,:,.S i'TP.S p:rtY"'i:ould
<br />t:\k8 pr"ccdcn~" O"Ter "ny provision of the ',kat,];"r Control i\ct.
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<br />.i1.ny contr.:ct between the F8dcral government ,'lnd -'J.nothcr p::'.rty r.....l.:tin;~. to y,-o-3.thcr
<br />modific:,U.on might provide for oosumption by the government of lbbility for injun'
<br />or dan:ag~ not cOl'lpens"t"d by insumnce, except to the ext:>nt t~v.t thev result from
<br />wj.lful violation by the cOlitr:'ctor of :,cgul,tions 01' ordc:rs of the Comr.ission. Any
<br />viol:.>.tion of the Act could te punish..;d by :' fine of not more then ~5,OOO, imprison-
<br />m.:;nt of not mar..:; th~J1 two YC2rs, or batt. Ho~'.'"ovQr, if tho viol.:ltion w-cro vlith ir.tont
<br />to injure: the Uni"':c:d St~tQS or s~curc n.dv":"lr..t1.t:;o to iJnothGr nation, tho punishm,:mt
<br />could be C1.S gro<:.t nS ~ fine: of ~20,OOO, imprisonm(.:nt of twenty -!c~rs, or both~ .
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<br />B<:,sidos these tvro, another mCClsurc S.798 ;v,s introduced in the Sep'.1te of the United
<br />StQtos on Februc.I"T 5th by ScnCltor C.~se of Sout.h Di:lkota. Thi,s bill autherizQs the
<br />Sccrct2.ry of '~griculturc: to condpct r05(;.:!.rch n\)c(;sst_~~ to perfoct mC8.sur~s to provido
<br />supplemontrll procipi totion to :lid erop3, )Jrevcnt f01'ost fires and protect munici.pal
<br />water supplL;s. :cny oxcess gove:::-nm'3nt property 01' .:my records ond d'\tc. held by other
<br /><~gencios that might 0'0 of '\ssist;mco in thesc activities "Tculd b~ m2do CLv~,il"blo at
<br />onco to tho SQcrocc.ry without cOl'lronsation thcrefor.
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<br />In the C[>.liforni<::l LC::{3isl;-,.tu!'8 ::.lso ~hcro is consider?.1)lr..' fC'sling in favor of lt~gisl~-
<br />ticn in this fiold.. Th'JS f,".r wo hC.VQ received notico of or.;; ",ensure put forrmrd.
<br />It is Sen'\t;; Bill 986 Cl.'1d w"s introduced by 3em.tor Cl,arles BrO\'ffi of the lnvo-Mono
<br />District on J:m1.:nry 22 "r.d !'eTc'rrod to t,he Cor.\Jf,ittoo on Governm2nt~,1 IUficiency.
<br />It "ould m)ke it ur.l;:r;/ful for .^.ny person to .'\+,tcmpt rr,odiftc:1tion of r"infc.ll without
<br />first o'ot.:J.ininr; [L license from the Dcpnrtmc~t of ?ubli'~ 'ilorks, Division of \hter
<br />h0sourccs. Th~ Dop2rtm0nt is JmpowGrGi to ~~kc such nl18s 3S d~2m~d ncccss~ry ~nd
<br />to dctermineo liec:elsJ fC0s. LiccnsCcs would b0 v'1lid for one yc:."r 'nd could be' issued
<br />onl:' upon proof th~,t t.h" applic:lr;t WQS of good ch~r'lct"r ,,~d possessed t.he ncc~5sary
<br />tochnic11 knc1~lcdg.c 2~d .,bility.
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