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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for obtaining a permit authorizing the |
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use of a hail cannon. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 301.001, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows: |
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(1-a) "Hail cannon" means a device that generates a |
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shock wave intended to disrupt the formation of hailstones. |
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SECTION 2. Section 301.107, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, in |
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accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter and on a |
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finding that the weather modification and control operation as |
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proposed in the permit application will not significantly dissipate |
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the clouds and prevent their natural course of developing rain in |
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the area in which the operation is to be conducted to the material |
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detriment of persons or property in that area, and after approval at |
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an election if governed by Subchapter D, may issue a weather |
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modification permit to each applicant who: |
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(1) holds a valid weather modification license; |
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(2) pays the permit fee; |
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(3) publishes a notice of intention and submits proof |
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of publication as required by this chapter; [and] |
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(4) furnishes proof of financial responsibility; and |
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(5) submits a written resolution as required by |
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Subsection (c), if the applicant is applying for a permit that |
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authorizes the use of a hail cannon. |
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(c) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may |
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issue a permit authorizing the use of a hail cannon only on receipt |
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from the applicant of a copy of a written resolution authorizing the |
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use of the hail cannon from the commissioners court of the county in |
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which the applicant intends to use the hail cannon. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |