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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to chemicals and techniques used in weather modification |
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and control. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 301, Agriculture Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 301.118 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.118. USE OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS AND TECHNIQUES. (a) |
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A license holder may not use a chemical or technique for weather |
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modification and control unless the chemical or technique has been |
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approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for |
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that use. |
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(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may not |
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approve a chemical or technique for use in weather modification and |
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control if the chemical or technique is known to cause harm to human |
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health, including harm to the human endocrine, nervous, |
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respiratory, or reproductive system, when used for that purpose. |
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(c) In determining whether to approve a chemical or |
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technique for use in weather modification and control, the Texas |
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Department of Licensing and Regulation may obtain the assistance |
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of: |
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(1) the Department of Agriculture; |
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(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; |
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(3) the Health and Human Services Commission; or |
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(4) any other entity the Texas Department of Licensing |
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and Regulation deems appropriate. |
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(d) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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adopt rules necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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adopt rules as required by Section 301.118, Agriculture Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |