15 USC 330 - Authority of Secretary

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§ 330. Definitions
§ 330a. Report requirement; form; information; time of submission
§ 330b. Duties of Secretary
§ 330c. Authority of Secretary
§ 330d. Violation; penalty
§ 330e. Authorization of appropriations

§ 330. Definitions

As used in this chapter—

(1) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce.

(2) The term “person” means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, any State or local government or any agency thereof, or any other organization, whether commercial or nonprofit, who is performing weather modification activities, except where acting solely as an employee, agent, or independent contractor of the Federal Government.

(3) The term “weather modification” means any activity performed with the intention of producing artificial changes in the composition, behavior, or dynamics of the atmosphere.

(4) The term “United States” includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or insular possession of the United States.

(Pub. L. 92–205, § 1, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 735.)

§ 330a. Report requirement; form; information; time of submission

No person may engage, or attempt to engage, in any weather modification activity in the United States unless he submits to the Secretary such reports with respect thereto, in such form and containing such information, as the Secretary may by rule prescribe. The Secretary may require that such reports be submitted to him before, during, and after any such activity or attempt.

(Pub. L. 92–205, § 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 736.)

§ 330b. Duties of Secretary

(a) Records, maintenance; summaries, publication

(b) Public availability of reports, documents, and other information

In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall not disclose any information referred to in section 1905 of title 18 and is otherwise unavailable to the public, except that such information shall be disclosed—

(1) to other Federal Government departments, agencies, and officials for official use upon request;

(2) in any judicial proceeding under court order formulated to preserve the confidentiality of such information without impairing the proceeding; and

(3) to the public if necessary to protect their health and safety.

(Pub. L. 92–205, § 3, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 736.)

§ 330c. Authority of Secretary

(a) Information; reports and records; inspection; availability of data from any Federal agency as limitation of authority

(b) Noncompliance; application of Attorney General; jurisdiction; orders; contempts

(Pub. L. 92–205, § 4, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 736.)

§ 330d. Violation; penalty

Any person who knowingly and willfully violates section 330a of this title, or any rule issued thereunder, shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $10,000.

(Pub. L. 92–205, § 5, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 736.)

§ 330e. Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated $150,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $200,000 each for the fiscal years 1973 through 1980, $100,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $100,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $100,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, $100,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 92–205, § 6, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 736; Pub. L. 93–436, Oct. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 1212; Pub. L. 94–490, § 6(b), Oct. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 2362; Pub. L. 96–547, § 2, Dec. 18, 1980, 94 Stat. 3217; Pub. L. 99–272, title VI, § 6081, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 135.)