19-212f. Establishment or participation in weather modification programs; expenditures.
19-212f
19-212f. Establishment or participation in weather modification
programs; expenditures.
The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to
establish or participate in weather modification programs and for the
purpose of paying the costs thereof are hereby authorized to expend moneys
from the county general fund, moneys derived from taxes levied therefor or
any other funds of the county available for such purpose and in addition to
receive and expend any and all funds which may be offered or become
available from federal or state grants or appropriations, private gifts,
donations or bequests or from any other source. As used in this act
"weather modification" means and extends to the control, alteration,
amelioration of weather elements including man-caused changes in the
natural precipitation process, hail suppression or modification and
alteration of other weather phenomena including temperature, wind direction
and velocity, and the initiating, increasing, decreasing and otherwise
modifying by artificial methods precipitation in the form of rain, snow,
hail, mist or fog through cloud seeding, electrification or by other means
to provide immediate practical benefits.
History: L. 1975, ch. 74, § 2; July 1.