Utah's SB0023 takes a narrower approach than many state geoengineering bills, focusing solely on aircraft-based solar geoengineering while explicitly preserving the state's existing weather modification program. The bill creates a tiered reporting chain from airport operators through the Department of Transportation to the Attorney General.
Utah's failed geoengineering bill carved out explicit protection for traditional cloud seeding while targeting solar radiation management activities, establishing felony penalties but offering no enforcement mechanism beyond criminal prosecution and relying entirely on citizen reports filtered through the Department of Transportation.
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