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Last action · January 10, 2025

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Introduced January 8, 2025

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

SB62

AN ACT relating to geoengineering.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 512 to make findings and declarations regarding the dangers of atmospheric polluting activities and the Commonwealth's authority to prohibit geoengineering; define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric…

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This bill would make it a serious crime in Kentucky to engage in geoengineering, which generally refers to large-scale efforts to alter the atmosphere or climate. Anyone found guilty would face felony charges and a civil penalty of at least $500,000, with each day of violation counting as a separate offense. Kentucky law enforcement officers would be empowered to enforce the ban and notify federal agencies when such activities occur. Who it may affect: Kentucky residents concerned about atmospheric activities, as well as any individuals or organizations conducting weather modification or atmospheric intervention work in or over the Commonwealth.

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