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This bill establishes comprehensive legal restrictions on geoengineering activities in Kentucky, defining such activities as potentially dangerous environmental interventions like solar radiation modification, weather modification, and stratospheric aerosol injection. The bill declares that these technological manipulations of the atmosphere pose significant risks to human health, safety, agriculture, wildlife, and state security, and asserts Kentucky's right under the Tenth Amendment to prohibit such activities. The legislation creates a new legal framework that criminalizes atmospheric polluting interventions, classifying them as a Class D felony with severe financial penalties, including a mandatory minimum civil penalty of $500,000 per offense, with each day of violation considered a separate offense. The bill provides extensive definitions for technical terms like "atmospheric contaminant," "cloud seeding," and "solar radiation modification," and empowers all peace officers in Kentucky to enforce these provisions. Notably, the bill requires that if any geoengineering activity has been approved by a federal agency, local law enforcement must still issue a notice stating that such activities cannot be legally conducted within the Commonwealth. The legislation reflects a strong stance against technological interventions in natural atmospheric processes, prioritizing environmental protection and local governance.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb62.html