Weather Modification Act

The Weather Modification Act governs activities intended to artificially alter the weather, setting out the state's policy toward such activities and the rights recognized in connection with them. It makes weather modification unlawful without a permit and assigns administration to a designated director, who is given defined powers and duties over issuing permits, charging a fee, limiting and modifying their terms, confining the scope of permitted activity, requiring operators to report, and suspending permits after the required hearing. It also settles the legal consequences of permitted activity — providing governmental immunity, preserving other legal recourse, allowing a permit to serve as a defense in certain actions, providing for judicial review of the director's decisions, and imposing penalties for violations.

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