S. 517: A bill to establish a Weather
Modification
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[Introducing S. 517] Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD. Google for more facts! The Money Trail ...
HTTP://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-517
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Hmmmmmmmm......... and everyone calls us conspiracy kooks! Tell me they
aren't messing with the weather!!!
Pat
U.S. WEATHER MODIFICATION BILL -
AYE OR NAY, AND WHY?*
You've read the "conspiracy theories" about weather modification, right? Chemtrails,
HAARP, giant Tesla coils on ships in the oceans, Star Wars, etc. When you mention this
stuff on blogs and lists the so-called "experts" come out and deny the existence of such
activities and blow off the proponents as kooks. Apparently one of the kooks is Kay Bailey
Hutchinson.
The following bill is being considered by the US Senate to create a Weather
Modification Board. If enacted, and it likely will be, the board will be established to
begin operations on October 1, 2005. That's this year.
Read the bill below and tell me if you want the government to have a Weather
Modification Board. I certainly don't.
prylance@netzero.net
====================
Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act
of 2005 (Introduced in
Senate)
S 517 IS
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 517
To establish the Weather Modification Operations and Research Board,
and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 3, 2005
Mrs. HUTCHISON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To establish the Weather Modification Operations and Research Board,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Weather Modification Research
and Technology Transfer
Authorization Act of 2005'.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a
comprehensive and coordinated national
weather modification policy and a national cooperative
Federal and State program of weather
modification research and development.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) BOARD- The term `Board' means the Weather
Modification Advisory and Research
Board.
(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- The term `Executive Director'
means the Executive Director
of the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board.
(3) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- The term `research and
development' means
theoretical analysis, exploration, experimentation, and
the extension of investigative findings
and theories of scientific or technical nature into
practical application for experimental and
demonstration purposes, including the experimental
production and testing of models,
devices, equipment, materials, and processes.
(4) WEATHER MODIFICATION- The term `weather
modification' means changing or
controlling, or attempting to change or control, by
artificial methods the natural development
of atmospheric cloud forms or precipitation forms which
occur in the troposphere.
SEC. 4. WEATHER MODIFICATION ADVISORY AND RESEARCH BOARD
ESTABLISHED.
(a) IN GENERAL- There is established in the Department
of Commerce the Weather
Modification Advisory and Research Board.
(b) MEMBERSHIP-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Board shall consist of 11
members appointed by the Secretary
of Commerce, of whom--
(A) at least 1 shall be a representative of
the American Meteorological Society;
(B) at least 1 shall be a representative of
the American Society of Civil
Engineers;
(C) at least 1 shall be a representative of
the National Academy of Sciences;
(D) at least 1 shall be a representative of
the National Center for Atmospheric
Research of the National Science Foundation;
(E) at least 2 shall be representatives of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration of the Department of Commerce;
(F) at least 1 shall be a representative of
institutions of higher education or
research institutes; and
(G) at least 1 shall be a representative of a
State that is currently supporting
operational weather modification projects.
(2) TENURE- A member of the Board serves at the
pleasure of the Secretary of
Commerce.
(3) VACANCIES- Any vacancy on the Board shall be
filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES- The Board may establish
advisory committees to advise
the Board and to make recommendations to the Board
concerning legislation, policies,
administration, research, and other matters.
(c) INITIAL MEETING- Not later than 30 days after the
date on which all members of the
Board have been appointed, the Board shall hold its
first meeting.
(d) MEETINGS- The Board shall meet at the call of the
Chair.
(e) QUORUM- A majority of the members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(f) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR- The Board shall select a Chair
and Vice Chair from among its
members.
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
(a) PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- In order to
assist in expanding
the theoretical and practical knowledge of weather
modification, the Board shall promote
and fund research and development, studies, and
investigations with respect to--
(1) improved forecast and decision-making
technologies for weather modification
operations, including tailored computer
workstations and software and new
observation systems with remote sensors; and
(2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of
weather modification, both
purposeful (including cloud-seeding operations) and
inadvertent (including downwind
effects and anthropogenic effects).
(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- Unless the use of the money is
restricted or subject to any
limitations provided by law, the Board shall use amounts
in the Weather Modification
Research and Development Fund--
(1) to pay its expenses in the administration of
this Act, and
(2) to provide for research and development with
respect to weather modifications by
grants to, or contracts or cooperative
arrangements, with public or private agencies.
(c) REPORT- The Board shall submit to the Secretary
biennially a report on its findings and
research results.
SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE BOARD.
(a) STUDIES, INVESTIGATIONS, AND HEARINGS- The Board may
make any studies or
investigations, obtain any information, and hold any
hearings necessary or proper to
administer or enforce this Act or any rules or orders
issued under this Act.
(b) PERSONNEL- The Board may employ, as provided for in
appropriations Acts, an
Executive Director and other support staff necessary to
perform duties and functions under
this Act.
(c) COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES- The Board may
cooperate with public or
private agencies to promote the purposes of this Act.
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS- The Board may enter into
cooperative agreements
with the head of any department or agency of the United
States, an appropriate official of
any State or political subdivision of a State, or an
appropriate official of any private or public
agency or organization for conducting weather
modification activities or cloud-seeding
operations.
(e) CONDUCT AND CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT-
The
Executive Director, with the approval of the Board, may
conduct and may contract for
research and development activities relating to the
purposes of this section.
SEC. 7. COOPERATION WITH THE WEATHER MODIFICATION OPERATIONS
AND
RESEARCH BOARD.
The heads of the departments and agencies of the United
States and the heads of any other
public or private agencies and institutions that receive
research funds from the United
States shall, to the extent possible, give full support
and cooperation to the Board and to
initiate independent research and development programs
that address weather
modifications.
SEC. 8. FUNDING.
(a) IN GENERAL- There is established within the Treasury
of the United States the Weather
Modification Research and Development Fund, which shall
consist of amounts appropriated
pursuant to subsection (b) or received by the Board
under subsection (c).
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized
to be appropriated to the
Board for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of
this Act $10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2014. Any sums appropriated
under this subsection shall remain
available, without fiscal year limitation, until
expended.
(c) GIFTS- The Board may accept, use, and dispose of
gifts or donations of services or
property.
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2005.
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prylance@netzero.net
=====================
Very Pissed Off Combat Veterans ---
And Blueprints For Change By John McCarthy
http://johnmccarthy90066.tripod.com/
[Introducing S. 517] Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the RECORD. Google for more facts! The Money Trail ...
HTTP://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-517
=========
Hmmmmmmmm......... and everyone calls us conspiracy kooks! Tell me they
aren't messing with the weather!!!
Pat
U.S. WEATHER MODIFICATION BILL -
AYE OR NAY, AND WHY?*
You've read the "conspiracy theories" about weather modification, right? Chemtrails,
HAARP, giant Tesla coils on ships in the oceans, Star Wars, etc. When you mention this
stuff on blogs and lists the so-called "experts" come out and deny the existence of such
activities and blow off the proponents as kooks. Apparently one of the kooks is Kay Bailey
Hutchinson.
The following bill is being considered by the US Senate to create a Weather
Modification Board. If enacted, and it likely will be, the board will be established to
begin operations on October 1, 2005. That's this year.
Read the bill below and tell me if you want the government to have a Weather
Modification Board. I certainly don't.
prylance@netzero.net
====================
Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act
of 2005 (Introduced in
Senate)
S 517 IS
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 517
To establish the Weather Modification Operations and Research Board,
and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 3, 2005
Mrs. HUTCHISON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To establish the Weather Modification Operations and Research Board,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Weather Modification Research
and Technology Transfer
Authorization Act of 2005'.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a
comprehensive and coordinated national
weather modification policy and a national cooperative
Federal and State program of weather
modification research and development.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) BOARD- The term `Board' means the Weather
Modification Advisory and Research
Board.
(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- The term `Executive Director'
means the Executive Director
of the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board.
(3) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- The term `research and
development' means
theoretical analysis, exploration, experimentation, and
the extension of investigative findings
and theories of scientific or technical nature into
practical application for experimental and
demonstration purposes, including the experimental
production and testing of models,
devices, equipment, materials, and processes.
(4) WEATHER MODIFICATION- The term `weather
modification' means changing or
controlling, or attempting to change or control, by
artificial methods the natural development
of atmospheric cloud forms or precipitation forms which
occur in the troposphere.
SEC. 4. WEATHER MODIFICATION ADVISORY AND RESEARCH BOARD
ESTABLISHED.
(a) IN GENERAL- There is established in the Department
of Commerce the Weather
Modification Advisory and Research Board.
(b) MEMBERSHIP-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Board shall consist of 11
members appointed by the Secretary
of Commerce, of whom--
(A) at least 1 shall be a representative of
the American Meteorological Society;
(B) at least 1 shall be a representative of
the American Society of Civil
Engineers;
(C) at least 1 shall be a representative of
the National Academy of Sciences;
(D) at least 1 shall be a representative of
the National Center for Atmospheric
Research of the National Science Foundation;
(E) at least 2 shall be representatives of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration of the Department of Commerce;
(F) at least 1 shall be a representative of
institutions of higher education or
research institutes; and
(G) at least 1 shall be a representative of a
State that is currently supporting
operational weather modification projects.
(2) TENURE- A member of the Board serves at the
pleasure of the Secretary of
Commerce.
(3) VACANCIES- Any vacancy on the Board shall be
filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES- The Board may establish
advisory committees to advise
the Board and to make recommendations to the Board
concerning legislation, policies,
administration, research, and other matters.
(c) INITIAL MEETING- Not later than 30 days after the
date on which all members of the
Board have been appointed, the Board shall hold its
first meeting.
(d) MEETINGS- The Board shall meet at the call of the
Chair.
(e) QUORUM- A majority of the members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(f) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR- The Board shall select a Chair
and Vice Chair from among its
members.
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
(a) PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- In order to
assist in expanding
the theoretical and practical knowledge of weather
modification, the Board shall promote
and fund research and development, studies, and
investigations with respect to--
(1) improved forecast and decision-making
technologies for weather modification
operations, including tailored computer
workstations and software and new
observation systems with remote sensors; and
(2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of
weather modification, both
purposeful (including cloud-seeding operations) and
inadvertent (including downwind
effects and anthropogenic effects).
(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- Unless the use of the money is
restricted or subject to any
limitations provided by law, the Board shall use amounts
in the Weather Modification
Research and Development Fund--
(1) to pay its expenses in the administration of
this Act, and
(2) to provide for research and development with
respect to weather modifications by
grants to, or contracts or cooperative
arrangements, with public or private agencies.
(c) REPORT- The Board shall submit to the Secretary
biennially a report on its findings and
research results.
SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE BOARD.
(a) STUDIES, INVESTIGATIONS, AND HEARINGS- The Board may
make any studies or
investigations, obtain any information, and hold any
hearings necessary or proper to
administer or enforce this Act or any rules or orders
issued under this Act.
(b) PERSONNEL- The Board may employ, as provided for in
appropriations Acts, an
Executive Director and other support staff necessary to
perform duties and functions under
this Act.
(c) COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES- The Board may
cooperate with public or
private agencies to promote the purposes of this Act.
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS- The Board may enter into
cooperative agreements
with the head of any department or agency of the United
States, an appropriate official of
any State or political subdivision of a State, or an
appropriate official of any private or public
agency or organization for conducting weather
modification activities or cloud-seeding
operations.
(e) CONDUCT AND CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT-
The
Executive Director, with the approval of the Board, may
conduct and may contract for
research and development activities relating to the
purposes of this section.
SEC. 7. COOPERATION WITH THE WEATHER MODIFICATION OPERATIONS
AND
RESEARCH BOARD.
The heads of the departments and agencies of the United
States and the heads of any other
public or private agencies and institutions that receive
research funds from the United
States shall, to the extent possible, give full support
and cooperation to the Board and to
initiate independent research and development programs
that address weather
modifications.
SEC. 8. FUNDING.
(a) IN GENERAL- There is established within the Treasury
of the United States the Weather
Modification Research and Development Fund, which shall
consist of amounts appropriated
pursuant to subsection (b) or received by the Board
under subsection (c).
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized
to be appropriated to the
Board for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of
this Act $10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2014. Any sums appropriated
under this subsection shall remain
available, without fiscal year limitation, until
expended.
(c) GIFTS- The Board may accept, use, and dispose of
gifts or donations of services or
property.
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2005.
HARRP
This is done by bouncing the ultra-high frequency, HARRP generated beam off of
... Some of these HARRP abilities were made possible by Bernard J. Eastlund, ...
HTTP://www.pacentro.com/HARRP/harrp.htm
prylance@netzero.net
=====================
Very Pissed Off Combat Veterans ---
And Blueprints For Change By John McCarthy
http://johnmccarthy90066.tripod.com/
