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Senate rejects statewide ban on weather modification, 29-18
Summary
Senate Bill 21-06, which would have ended weather modification operations statewide, failed on a 29-18 vote after lengthy floor debate on local control, agricultural interests and potential out‑of‑county effects.
The Senate voted down Senate Bill 21-06, a measure that would have ended weather modification operations in North Dakota, by a final tally of 29 nays and 18 ayes.
Senator Beard, carrying the bill for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, argued the change was prompted by county-level petition drives and ballot measures in which voters in some counties chose to end weather modification. He told the Senate that only "two and a half counties" remain in the program and that the practice "affects all,…
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