46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE WEATHER CONTROL ACT BY THE INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 75-3-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, Chapter 235, Section 2) is amended to read:

"75-3-2. [DEFINITIONS] DEFINITION.--As used in the Weather Control Act, "commission" means the [weather control and cloud modification] interstate stream commission."

Section 2. Section 75-3-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, Chapter 235, Section 7) is amended to read:

"75-3-7. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.--The commission may issue a license to any applicant who demonstrates sufficient financial responsibility [to the satisfaction of the board] necessary to meet obligations reasonably likely to be attached to or result from weather control or cloud modification activities and skill and experience reasonably necessary to accomplishment of weather control without actionable injury to property or person."

Section 3. Section 75-3-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, Chapter 235, Section 13) is amended to read:

"75-3-13. ENFORCEMENT.--Enforcement of the Weather Control Act is vested in the [board of regents of New Mexico institute of mining and technology. The board of regents shall appoint a three-member weather control and cloud modification] commission [for the purpose of administering the provisions of the Weather Control Act. Technical assistance, research, evaluation and advice to the commission shall be furnished by the institute at the direction of the board of regents. The commission shall elect from among its members a chairman and other officers it deems necessary]. All fees collected by the commission shall be [placed in a fund to be] used by the commission for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Weather Control Act."