| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE INTENTIONAL RELEASE OF POLLUTING EMISSIONS, 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | INCLUDING STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL INJECTION, CLOUD SEEDING, AND 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIO FREQUENCY, INTO THE ATMOSPHERE TO ALTER 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | THE TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, OR THE INTENSITY OF SUNLIGHT. 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 143-213 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | "(5b) The term "atmospheric modification" means stratospheric aerosol injection 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | (SAI), cloud seeding, electromagnetic radio frequency or microwave radiation 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | emissions, or other atmospheric polluting activity affecting temperature, 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | weather, intensity of sunlight, the environment, agriculture, wildlife, human 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | health and safety, aviation, state security, or the economy of the State. The 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | term does not include the application of pesticides via aircraft under a license 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | issued by the Pesticide Board pursuant to Article 52 of this Chapter." 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | SECTION 2. G.S. 143-215.108(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | "(5) Intentionally inject, release, or disperse, by any means, chemicals, chemical 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this State into the 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | atmosphere with the intentional and sole purpose of atmospheric 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | modification." 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | SECTION 3. The Environmental Management Commission shall adopt rules 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | necessary to implement this act. 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law. 22 |
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