TITLE 42

IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE — WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION

CHAPTER 43

CLOUD SEEDING

42-4304.  use of state funds — liability. (1) State funds may be used or expended on cloud seeding programs only in basins where the board finds that existing water supplies are not sufficient to support existing water rights, water quality, recreation, or fish and wildlife uses dependent on those water supplies.

(2)  The act of cloud seeding pursuant to a project funded in whole or in part by the state of Idaho or authorized by the board shall:

(a)  Not be the basis of any claim of liability, including trespass or public or private nuisance, except when such claims arise from acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct; and

(b)  Not require any state or local permits.

History:

[42-4304, added 2026, ch. 86, sec. 4, p. 455.]