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S485 • 2025

Prohibit Geoengineering.

Prohibit Geoengineering.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Settle, Moffitt, Hise
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Prohibit Geoengineering.

Prohibit Geoengineering.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibit Geoengineering.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Prohibit Geoengineering.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 485

Short Title: Prohibit Geoengineering. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Settle, Moffitt, and Hise (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 26, 2025
*S485-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT T HE INTENTIONAL RELEA SE OF POLLUTING EMIS SIONS, 2
INCLUDING STRATOSPHE RIC AEROSOL INJECTIO N, CLOUD SEEDING, AN D 3
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIO FREQUENCY, INTO TH E ATMOSPHERE TO ALTE R 4
THE TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, OR THE INTENSITY OF SUNLIGHT. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. G.S. 143-213 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 7
"(5b) The term "atmospheric modification " means stratospheric aerosol injection 8
(SAI), cloud seeding, electromagnetic radio frequency or microwave radiation 9
emissions, or other atmospheric polluting activity affecting temperature, 10
weather, intensity of sunlight, the environment, agriculture, wild life, human 11
health and safety, aviation, state security, or the economy of the State. The 12
term does not include the application of pesticides via aircraft under a license 13
issued by the Pesticide Board pursuant to Article 52 of this Chapter." 14
SECTION 2. G.S. 143-215.108(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 15
"(5) Intentionally inject, release, or disperse, by any means, chemicals, chemical 16
compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this State into the 17
atmosphere with the intention al and sole purpose of atmospheric 18
modification." 19
SECTION 3. The Environmental Management Commission shall adopt rules 20
necessary to implement this act. 21
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law. 22