Texas Weather Modification Advisory Committee Meeting


A G E N D A

Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:00 a.m.
North Campus, 1st  Floor Public Meeting Room (Room 125E)
1106 Clayton Lane
Austin, Texas 78723

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  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call and Certification of Quorum
  3. Approval of Minutes – August 25, 2011
  4. Training for Board Members
    1. Open Meetings Act
    2. Public Information Act
    3. Administrative Procedures Act
  5. Public Comment
  6. Staff Reports
    1. Executive Office - Recent developments
    2. General Counsel – Update on rulemaking
    3. Compliance Division
      1. Statistical analysis of 2011 cloud-seeding operations in Texas
      2. Reports of cloud-seeding results in the international news
      3. WMA Statement on weather modification capabilities
      4. Proposal for resumption of cloud-seeding research in Texas
      5. A proposed statewide emergency plan for drought alleviation
    4. Enforcement Division - Key statistics
  7. Field meteorologist report on status of ongoing rain enhancement / hail suppression operations
  8. Consideration and possible recommendation on an application for renewal of a Texas weather modification license: Sci-Blue
  9. Consideration and possible recommendation on an application for amending a Texas weather modification license: West Texas Weather Modification Association
  10. Consideration and possible recommendation on application for  renewal of  weather modification permits: Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (White Deer); Southwest Texas Rain-Enhancement Association (Carrizo Springs)
  11. Discussion and possible recommendation to approve revised Weather Modification penalty matrix to be included in TDLR's Enforcement Plan
  12. Recommendations for agenda items for next meeting
  13. Discussion of date, time, and location of next Committee meeting
  14. Adjournment

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