This amendment adds a new ground-based cloud seeding project for the Wind River and Sierra Madre mountain ranges to the omnibus water bill.
- Inserts a new cloud seeding project section (c) authorizing a ground-based operational winter snowpack augmentation program for the Wind River and Sierra Madre mountain ranges during the 2025-2026 season, with the state of Wyoming as project sponsor. (Page 4, after line 13)
- Establishes total project budget of $862,143.00 for the new cloud seeding project. (Page 4, lines 15-16)
- Appropriates $322,143.00 from water development account I to the Wyoming water development office for the project, with unexpended funds reverting to water development account I on July 1, 2027. (Page 4, lines 18-24)
- Establishes special conditions requiring the state to participate at up to 37% of actual project operations costs, requiring prior acquisition of funding commitments from other Colorado River basin water users or interested parties for a minimum of 63% of actual project operations costs, and authorizing use of appropriated funds for equipment removal and site reclamation if the project is cancelled. (Page 5, lines 26-42)
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