HR 9160 · 93th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Weather Modification and Precipitation Management Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1973-07-10)
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Weather Modification and Precipitation Management Act - Title I: Precipitation Management Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out precipitation management projects throughout the United States designed to augment or otherwise benefit the usable water resources of the Nation. Provides that in order to carry out the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall: (1) identify the situation in which precipitation management is advantageously applicable to meeting water needs of the Nation; (2) contract with institutions of higher education, Federal agencies, State or local governmental agencies or business concerns, skilled and experienced in weather modification, in order to conduct precipitation management activities; (3) contract or enter into other appropriate types of financial arrangements with Federal, State, or local entities, benefiting from such projects for the payment of the direct costs thereof; (4) continue in close connection with the research programs of other agencies concerned with this program; and (5) make recommendations to the Congress for additional legislation which may be required to pay the costs of such programs. Authorizes the Secretar…
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