Kansas Statutes 82a-1402. Kansas weather modification act; definitions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-1402
- Authority: means the Kansas water authority;
(b) "Director" means the director of the Kansas water office. See Kansas Statutes 82a-1402
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means and includes a natural person, a partnership, an organization, a corporation, a municipality and any department or agency of the state. See Kansas Statutes 82a-1402
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Weather modification activity: means any operation or experimental process which has as its objective inducing change, by artificial means, in the composition, behavior, or dynamics of clouds and the atmosphere. See Kansas Statutes 82a-1402
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Authority” means the Kansas water authority;
(b) “Director” means the director of the Kansas water office.
(c) “Naturally” means arising from a phenomenon of nature.
(d) “Operational program” means weather modification activity conducted to increase rainfall or suppress hail damage whether such activity is conducted not-for-profit, for profit or purely for research.
(e) “Person” means and includes a natural person, a partnership, an organization, a corporation, a municipality and any department or agency of the state.
(f) “Research and development operation” or “research and development project” means an operation which is conducted solely to advance scientific and technical knowledge.
(g) “Weather modification activity” means any operation or experimental process which has as its objective inducing change, by artificial means, in the composition, behavior, or dynamics of clouds and the atmosphere.