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Panel holds cloud‑seeding bill after debate over reporting, generator coordinates and study costs
Summary
The House Resources and Conservation Committee held Senate Bill 1064 in committee after lawmakers split over new reporting requirements, a provision to map generator locations and whether the Idaho Water Resource Board should be required to produce environmental assessments.
The House Resources and Conservation Committee on Wednesday held Senate Bill 1064, which would set reporting and operational requirements for cloud‑seeding programs in Idaho, after a divided vote and extensive debate over transparency, privacy and the cost of scientific studies.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Joe Alfieri, said the measure would “establish requirements for cloud seeding programs in Idaho” and require the Idaho Water Resource Board to report annually on cloud‑seeding operations so the state can “collect the data” and address constituent concerns. Alfieri said the measure is intended to standardize reporting for state‑sponsored and independent operators and to respond to complaints about unexplained weather‑modification activities, particularly in North Idaho.
Supporters of a substitute motion to send the bill to the House floor argued the proposal would increase transparency and produce data to evaluate…
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