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Committee rejects geoengineering bill after debate over enforcement, cloud-seeding exemptions
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee voted to give House Bill 15-14 a "do not pass" recommendation after members raised enforcement challenges and difficulty carving out cloud-seeding activities already authorized under state law.
The House Agriculture Committee voted to recommend a "do not pass" on House Bill 15-14 after extended discussion about enforcement challenges, how cloud seeding and broader geoengineering activities intersect, and whether existing local authorizations could be preserved.
Committee members raised practical concerns about enforcement. The bill, as discussed in committee, directs local sheriffs to investigate reported activity and forwards prosecution to a county state's attorney; committee members questioned how local law enforcement would…
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