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| 2 | 2 | | <BillNo> <Sponsor> |
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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE BILL 723 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Lowe |
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| 8 | 8 | | SB0723 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 000655 |
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| 10 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 201, relative to |
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| 14 | 14 | | weather modification. |
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| 16 | 16 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18, is amended by adding |
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| 18 | 18 | | the following as a new part: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 47-18-5801. |
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| 20 | 20 | | As used in this part: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) "Cloud seeding" means a method of weather modification for the |
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| 22 | 22 | | purpose of directing rainfall to a specific location by a process of injecting, |
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| 23 | 23 | | releasing, or dispersing chemicals into the atmosphere by any means; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2) "Weather modification" means an activity or service performed by a |
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| 25 | 25 | | public or private entity with the expressed purpose of changing the composition, |
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| 26 | 26 | | behavior, or dynamics of the atmosphere; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) "Weather-related company" means a public or private entity that |
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| 28 | 28 | | offers as a service weather forecasting, modeling and data analysis, atmospheric |
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| 29 | 29 | | and environmental assessments, weather modification, or cloud seeding. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 47-18-5802. |
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| 31 | 31 | | It is unlawful for a weather-related company to do any of the following in this |
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| 32 | 32 | | state: |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) Seeding or dispersing of any substance into clouds or fog, to alter |
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| 34 | 34 | | drop size distribution, produce ice crystals or coagulation of droplets, alter the |
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| 37 | 37 | | - 2 - 000655 |
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| 39 | 39 | | development of hail or lightning, or influence in any way the natural development |
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| 40 | 40 | | cycle of clouds or their environment; |
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| 41 | 41 | | (2) Using fires or heat sources to influence convective circulation or |
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| 42 | 42 | | evaporate fog; |
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| 43 | 43 | | (3) Modifying the solar radiation exchange of the earth or clouds through |
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| 44 | 44 | | the release of gases, dusts, liquids, or aerosols into the atmosphere; or |
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| 45 | 45 | | (4) Modifying the characteristics of land or water surfaces by dusting or |
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| 46 | 46 | | treating the surfaces with powders, liquid sprays, dyes, or other materials. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 47-18-5803. |
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| 48 | 48 | | A violation of this part constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer |
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| 49 | 49 | | Protection Act of 1977, compiled in part 1 of this chapter. A violation of this part |
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| 50 | 50 | | constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting trade or commerce and is |
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| 51 | 51 | | subject to the penalties and remedies as provided in the Tennessee Consumer |
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| 52 | 52 | | Protection Act of 1977. |
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| 53 | 53 | | SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-104(b), is amended by adding |
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| 54 | 54 | | the following as a new subdivision: |
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| 55 | 55 | | ( ) Violating ยง 47-18-5802; |
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| 56 | 56 | | SECTION 3. This act takes effect on July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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