Colorado § 36-20-104 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 36-20-104 — Definitions

Colorado § 36-20-104

Title 36Natural

Art.Weather Modification

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 36-20-104 (2026).

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Repealed.

(2)Director means the executive director of the department of natural resources, as created by article 33 of title 24, C.R.S. (2.5) Ground-based winter cloud seeding means the seeding of clouds between the months of November through May of each year by the use of ground generation equipment.

(3)(Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 966, � 1, effective July 1, 1996.)

(4)Operation means the performance in Colorado of any activity to attempt to modify or having the effect of modifying natural weather conditions other than usual and customary activities not conducted primarily for weather modification and having only a minor effect on natural weather conditions. (4.5) Operator means any person who conducts

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Repealed.

(2) Director means the executive director of the department of natural
resources, as created by article 33 of title 24, C.R.S.

(2.5) Ground-based winter cloud seeding means the seeding of clouds
between the months of November through May of each year by the use of ground
generation equipment.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 966, � 1, effective July 1, 1996.)

(4) Operation means the performance in Colorado of any activity to
attempt to modify or having the effect of modifying natural weather conditions
other than usual and customary activities not conducted primarily for weather
modification and having only a minor effect on natural weather conditions.

(4.5) Operator means any person who conducts a weather modification
operation in Colorado.

(5) Permit means a certification of project approval to conduct a specific
weather modification operation within the state under the conditions and within the
limitations required and established under the provisions of this article.

(6) Person has the same meaning as that provided in section 2-4-401 (8),
C.R.S.

(7) Publication or publish means a minimum of at least two consecutive
weekly legal notices in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county
or counties, or portions thereof, included within the proposed operation. It shall not
be necessary that notice be made on the same day of the week in each of the two
weeks, but not less than one week shall intervene between the first publication and
the last publication, and notice shall be complete on the date of the last
publication. If there is no such newspaper, notice shall be by posting in at least
three public places within the county, or portions thereof, included within a
proposed operation. Publication of notices provided for in this article may be made,
at the discretion of the director, by notices broadcast over any or all standard radio,
FM radio, television stations, and cable television. Such broadcast notices shall
make reference to locations or publications wherein details of the subject matter of
the notices are located.

(8) Research and development means theoretical analysis, exploration,
experimentation, and the extension of investigative findings and theories of a
scientific or technical nature into practical application for experimentation and
demonstration purposes, including the experimental production and testing of
models, devices, equipment, materials, and processes both in the laboratory and in
the atmosphere.

(9) Research and development operation or research and development
project means an operation which is conducted solely to advance scientific and
technical knowledge in weather modification. Research and development
operations may be conducted by state or federal agencies, state institutions of
higher education, and bona fide nonprofit research corporations or by commercial
operators under contracts with such entities solely for research purposes.

(10) Weather modification means any program, operation, or experiment
intended to induce changes in the composition, behavior, or dynamics of the
atmosphere by artificial means.

Legislative History

Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 633, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 151-1-4. L. 73: p. 1535, � 1. L. 92: (1) repealed, p. 955, � 8, effective March 19; (2.5) added, p. 1912, � 1, effective July 1. L. 96: (3) and (6) amended and (4.5) added, p. 966, � 1, effective July 1.