85-3-424. Declaration of emergency -- hearing -- determination of need for weather modification operation. (1) After receiving a petition requesting an operation to increase precipitation, initiate precipitation, or suppress hail and bearing the signatures of at least 50 registered electors of the county, the commissioners of an authority shall, within 15 days after receiving the petition, publish notice of a public hearing on the request at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published within the county and conduct the hearing.
(2) If after the hearing a majority of the commissioners finds that a weather emergency exists requiring such an operation, the authority may proceed with the activities needed to initiate and conduct the requested operation.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 609, L. 1983.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 3. Atmospheric Water Weather Modification
Part 4. County Weather Modification Authorities
85-3-402. through 85-3-410 reserved
85-3-411. Weather modification authority created by petition -- expiration -- reinstatement
85-3-413. Creation of authority by election
85-3-414. Creation of authority by resolution
85-3-415. Creation of authority by vote after resolution of county commissioners
85-3-416. Abolishment of authority by election
85-3-418. through 85-3-420 reserved
85-3-421. Commissioners -- compensation -- meetings -- officers -- disbursements
85-3-422. Tax certified by weather modification authority -- disposition of proceeds
85-3-423. County budget waived for first appropriation -- conditions