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This bill, concerning environmental protection in Mississippi, aims to prohibit "geoengineering," which is defined as the intentional release of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere to alter temperature, weather, or sunlight intensity. The bill first establishes legislative findings acknowledging that geoengineering experiments may occur in Mississippi and that the risks to human health and the environment are not well understood, while also recognizing the role of the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Commission (part of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality) in monitoring and regulating pollution. It then amends existing Mississippi law to formally define geoengineering within the state's air and water pollution control regulations, grants the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Commission the authority to issue orders related to geoengineering, and explicitly prohibits geoengineering in Mississippi, establishing penalties for violations including significant fines and imprisonment, and declaring each day of violation a separate offense.

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