89R14563 MP-D
By: Shofner H.B. No. 3740
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to chemicals and techniques used in weather modification
and control.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 301, Agriculture Code, is
amended by adding Section 301.118 to read as follows:
Sec. 301.118. USE OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS AND TECHNIQUES. (a)
A license holder may not use a chemical or technique for weather
modification and control unless the chemical or technique has been
approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for
that use.
(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may not
approve a chemical or technique for use in weather modification and
control if the chemical or technique is known to cause harm to human
health, including harm to the human endocrine, nervous,
respiratory, or reproductive system, when used for that purpose.
(c) In determining whether to approve a chemical or
technique for use in weather modification and control, the Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation may obtain the assistance
of:
(1) the Department of Agriculture;
(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
(3) the Health and Human Services Commission; or
(4) any other entity the Texas Department of Licensing
and Regulation deems appropriate.
(d) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall
adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall
adopt rules as required by Section 301.118, Agriculture Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.