Texas Weather Modification Law. You can download the entire Weather Modification Law document (48kb) as an Adobe PDF file, suitable for printing. Acrobat Reader is necessary to view .pdf files. If you need to obtain a copy of this program it is available as a free download for Windows or Macintosh operating systems. WEATHER MODIFICATION and CONTROL Agriculture Code, Title 9, Weather and Climate Chapters 301 and 302 Administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Effective September 1, 2007) Section 301.001. In this chapter: Section 301.002.
Sections 51.404 and 51.405, Occupations Code do not apply to this chapter. Section 301.051. The commission may adopt rules necessary to: Section 301.052. The department may make any studies or investigations, obtain any information, and hold any hearings necessary or proper to administer or enforce this chapter or any rules or orders issued under this chapter. Section 301.053.
Section 301.054. Section 301.055. Section 301.056. Section 301.057. Section 301.058. Weather Modification. Military Service Members, Veterans, and Spouses - For more information about applying as a military spouse please go to the Military Spouse FAQs page. The Texas Weather Modification Advisory Committee met January 30 at 10:00 a.m. in Austin.
The agenda is online. The meeting was archived and is available for viewing via RealPlayer. Weather Modification - Currently, cloud-seeding projects designed to increase rainfall from convective cloud towers are conducted in nearly 31 million acres of Texas (or almost one-fifth of the state’s land area). In administering the Texas Weather Modification Act (enacted by the Texas Legislature in 1967), TDLR’s weather modification program issues licenses and permits for these projects, many of which have been in existence since 2000. The projects use specialized aircraft and sophisticated weather radar systems, operated by skilled meteorologists, at sites near Amarillo, Plains, Pecos, San Angelo, and Pleasanton. Weather Modification Regulation.
Space Preservation Act of 2001. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter. Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution - Air Pollution - Environmental Policy. Latest News: CLRTAP celebrates 30th anniversary Since 1979 the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution has addressed some of the major environmental problems of the UNECE region through scientific collaboration and policy negotiation.
The Convention has been extended by eight protocols that identify specific measures to be taken by Parties to cut their emissions of air pollutants. The Convention, which now has 51 Parties identifies the Executive Secretary of UNECE as its secretariat. The aim of the Convention is that Parties shall endeavour to limit and, as far as possible, gradually reduce and prevent air pollution including long-range transboundary air pollution.
Parties develop policies and strategies to combat the discharge of air pollutants through exchanges of information, consultation, research and monitoring. The Parties meet annually at sessions of the Executive Body to review ongoing work and plan future activities including aworkplan for the coming year. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer - Main Page. In 1974 scientists published their first scientific hypotheses that chemicals we produced could harm the stratospheric ozone layer. The ozone layer protects the earth against excessive ultraviolet radiation, which could cause damage and mutations in human, plant, and animal cells.
The scientists found that the chlorofluorocarbon gases (CFCs), which were widely used and viewed as posing no harm, could migrate to the stratosphere, remain intact for decades to centuries, and by releasing chlorine, break down the ozone layer. In 1977 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) concluded a World Plan of Action on the Ozone Layer, which called for intensive international research and monitoring of the ozone layer, and in 1981, UNEP’s Governing Council authorized UNEP to draft a global framework convention on stratospheric ozone protection.
During the Protocol negotiations, there was controversy as to whether to base the targets on consumption or production of the chemicals. A. B. C. M. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea lays down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the world's oceans and seas establishing rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources. It enshrines the notion that all problems of ocean space are closely interrelated and need to be addressed as a whole. The Convention was opened for signature on 10 December 1982 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This marked the culmination of more than 14 years of work involving participation by more than 150 countries representing all regions of the world, all legal and political systems and the spectrum of socio/economic development. At the time of its adoption, the Convention embodied in one instrument traditional rules for the uses of the oceans and at the same time introduced new legal concepts and regimes and addressed new concerns.
The Convention also provided the framework for further development of specific areas of the law of the sea. Copenhagen Accord. The Conference of the Parties (COP), at its fifteenth session, took note of the Copenhagen Accord of 18 December 2009 by way of decision 2/CP.15. The text of the Copenhagen Accord can be found here. The chapeau of the Copenhagen Accord lists the following 114 Parties agreeing to the Accord:* Since the issuance of the report of the COP on its fifteenth session, the secretariat has received communications from the following Parties expressing their intention to be listed as agreeing to the Accord: Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comores, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Viet Nam.
As a result, the total number of Parties that have expressed their intention to be listed as agreeing to the Accord is 141. Background information: KYOTO PROTOCOL. The Parties to this Protocol, Being Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention", In pursuit of the ultimate objective of the Convention as stated in its Article 2, Recalling the provisions of the Convention, Being guided by Article 3 of the Convention, Pursuant to the Berlin Mandate adopted by decision 1/CP.1 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention at its first session, Have agreed as follows: Article 1 For the purposes of this Protocol, the definitions contained in Article 1 of the Convention shall apply. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Article 2 1. (a) Implement and/or further elaborate policies and measures in accordance with its national circumstances, such as: (i) Enhancement of energy efficiency in relevant sectors of the national economy; (iii) Promotion of sustainable forms of agriculture in light of climate change considerations; 2. 3. 4. Article 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Article 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques - A/RES/31/72 Annex. The States Parties to this Convention, Guided by the interest of consolidating peace, and wishing to contribute to the cause of halting the arms race, and of bringing about general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control, and of saving mankind from the danger of using new means of warfare, Determined to continue negotiations with a view to achieving effective progress towards further measures in the field of disarmament, Recognizing that scientific and technical advances may open new possibilities with respect to modification of the environment, Recalling the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, adopted at Stockholm on 16 June 1972, Realizing that the use of environmental modification techniques for peaceful purposes could improve the interrelationship of man and nature and contribute to the preservation and improvement of the environment for the benefit of present and future generations, Have agreed as follows: Article I 1.
MAINTAINING RECORDS AND SUBMITTING REPORTS ON WEATHER MODIFICATION ACTIVITIES. OMB Control Number History. Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Weather Modification Activities Reports. Written comments must be submitted on or before June 6, 2011. Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Karen Williams, (301) 734-1196 or karen.williams@noaa.gov.
Section 6(b) of 92 requires that persons who engage in weather modification activities (e.g., cloud seeding) provide reports prior to and after the activity. They are also required to maintain certain records. The requirements are detailed in 15 CFR part 908. Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. OMB Control Number: 0648-0025. Form Number: NOAA Forms 17-4 and 17-4A. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 55. Gwellnar Banks, 15C9A. Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 330e : US Code - Notes.