Bill > HB22

This bill creates comprehensive legislation in Kentucky to prohibit geoengineering activities that manipulate the earth's atmosphere, defining such activities as potentially dangerous interventions like solar radiation modification, stratospheric aerosol injection, and cloud seeding. The bill establishes that these practices endanger human health, threaten environmental resources, disrupt agricultural operations, and potentially interfere with state security and economic activities. Under the proposed law, any person intentionally engaging in atmospheric polluting interventions would be committing a Class D felony, facing a mandatory civil penalty of at least $500,000, with each day of violation considered a separate offense. The legislation empowers all Kentucky peace officers to enforce these provisions and requires arresting officers to notify federal agencies if such activities are detected, explicitly asserting the state's authority under the Tenth Amendment to protect its citizens from atmospheric contamination. The bill provides extensive definitions of technical terms like "atmospheric contaminant," "geoengineering," and "solar radiation modification," and broadly defines "person" to include individuals, corporations, government agencies, and international organizations, ensuring comprehensive coverage of potential violators.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb22.html