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59. United Nations Environment Program 



Pub. L. 93-188 (87 Stat. 713) 



AN ACT 



To provide for participation by the United States In the 

 United Nations environment program 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- 

 sentatives of the United States of America in Con- 

 gress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the 

 "United Nations Environment Program Participa- 

 tion Act of 1973". 



Sec. 2. It is the policy of the United States to 

 participate in coordinated international efforts to 

 solve environmental problems of global and inter- 

 national concern, and in order to assist the imple- 



mentation of this policy, to contribute funds to the 

 United Nations Environmental Fimd for the sup- 

 port of international measures to protect and 

 improve the environment. 



Sec 3. There is authorized to be appropriated 

 $40,000,000 for contributions to the United Nations 

 Environment Fund, which amount is authorized to 

 remain available until expended, and which may be 

 used upon such terms and conditions as the Presi- 

 dent may specify: Provided. That not more than 

 $10,000,000 may be appropriated for use in fiscal 

 year 1974. 



Approved December 15, 1973. 



60. Use of Off-Road Vehicles on Public Lands 



Ex. Order 11644, 37 F.R. 2877 



(See Executive Order 11644 under title m Executive Orders) 



61. Weather Modification 



15 U.S.C. 



Sec. 



330. Definitions. 



330a. Report requirement; form; Information; time of 



submission. 

 330b. Duties of Secretary. 



(a) Records, maintenance: siununarles, publica- 



tion. 



(b) Public availability of reports, documents, 



and other Information. 



(c) Disclosure of confidential Information; pro- 



hibition; exceptions. 

 330c. Authority of Secretary. 



(a) Information; reports and records; Inspec- 



tion; availability of data from any Fed- 

 eral agency as limitation of authority. 



(b) Noncompliance; application of Attorney 



General; Jurisdiction; orders; contempts. 

 330d. Violation; penalty. 

 330e. Authorization of appropriations. 



§330. Definitions. 



As used in this chapter — 



(1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary 

 of Commerce. 



(2) The term "person" means any individual, 

 corporation, company, association, firm, partner- 

 ship, society, joint stock company, any State or 

 local government or any agency thereof, or any 

 other organization, whether commercial or non- 

 profit, who is performing weather modification 

 activities, except where acting solely as an em- 

 ployee, agent, or independent contractor of the 

 Federal Government. 



(3) The term "weather modification" means 

 any activity performed with the intention of pro- 

 ducing artificial changes in the composition, be- 

 havior, or dynamics of the atmosphere. 



(4) The term "United States" includes the sev- 



330-330e 



eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common- 

 wealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or insular 

 possession of the United States. 

 (Pub. L. 92-205, § 1, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 735.) 



§330a. Report requirement; form; information; time 

 of submission. 



No person may engage, or attempt to engage, in 

 any weather modification activity in the United 

 States unless he submits to the Secretary such re- 

 ports with respect thereto, in such form and con- 

 taining such information, as the Secretary may 

 by rule prescribe. The Secretary may require that 

 such reports be submitted to him before, during, 

 and after any such activity or attempt. (Pub. L. 

 92-205, 5 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 736.) 



§ 330b, Duties of Secretary. 



(a) Records, maintenance; summaries, publication. 



The Secretary shall maintain a record of weather 

 modification activities, including attempts, which 

 talce place in the United States and shall publish 

 summaries thereof from time to time as he 

 determines. 



(b) Public availability of reports, documents, and 

 other information. 



All reports, documents, and other information 



received by the Secretary under the provisions of 



this chapter shall be made available to the public 



to the fullest practicable extent. 



(c) Disclosure of confidential information; prohibi- 

 tion; exceptions. 



In carrying out the provisions of this section, the 



