SB449

Enacting the clean air preservation act to prohibit solar radiation modification, geoengineering, weather modification, cloud seeding and other polluting atmospheric experiments or interventions and creating a crime for violation thereof.

Introduced·2/2/26
Introduced Text

Kansas SB449 prohibits solar radiation modification, geoengineering, weather modification, cloud seeding, and other atmospheric interventions.

Kansas SB449, known as the Clean Air Preservation Act, prohibits solar radiation modification, geoengineering, weather modification, cloud seeding, and other atmospheric interventions. It creates a crime for violations and imposes penalties. The act defines terms such as "pollutant," "solar radiation modification," "geoengineering," and "weather modification." Law enforcement agencies and the air national guard are tasked with implementing the act, including determining violations and referring potentially prohibited activities.

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History

Feb 3

Senate

Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Feb 2

Senate

Senate Introduced