Kansas § 82a-1402 Kansas weather modification act; definitions

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§ 82a-1402 — Kansas weather modification act; definitions

Kansas § 82a-1402

Ch. 82aWATERS AND WATERCOURSES

Art. 14WEATHER MODIFICATION

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-1402 (2026).

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

(a)"Authority" means the Kansas water authority;

(b)"Director" means the director of the Kansas water office.

(c)"Naturally" means arising from a phenomenon of nature.

(d)"Operational program" means weather modification activity conducted to increase rainfall or suppress hail damage whether such activity is conducted not-for-profit, for profit or purely for research.

(e)"Person" means and includes a natural person, a partnership, an organization, a corporation, a municipality and any department or agency of the state.

(f)"Research and development operation" or "research and development project" means an operation which is conducted solely to advance scientific and technical knowledge.

(g)"Weather modification activity" mean

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As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Authority" means the Kansas water authority;
(b) "Director" means the director of the Kansas water office.
(c) "Naturally" means arising from a phenomenon of nature.
(d) "Operational program" means weather modification activity conducted to increase rainfall or suppress hail damage whether such activity is conducted not-for-profit, for profit or purely for research.
(e) "Person" means and includes a natural person, a partnership, an organization, a corporation, a municipality and any department or agency of the state.
(f) "Research and development operation" or "research and development project" means an operation which is conducted solely to advance scientific and technical knowledge.
(g) "Weather modification activity" means any operation or experimental process which has as its objective inducing change, by artificial means, in the composition, behavior, or dynamics of clouds and the atmosphere.